Yellow-breasted Apalis
Apalis flavida
Bushveld. Below white with yellow breast; lower breast may have a small black breast-bar, often absent.
Allies, Warblers
LC
Not Endemic
Description
Common resident. Easily identified by combination of grey head, reddish-orange eye, yellow breast and green upper parts. Amount of grey on head varies: most extensive (a) in northern Namibia and northern Botswana; least extensive (b) in Mozambique, elsewhere variable between these extremes. Tail length also varies. In all races black central breast-bar may be absent or vestigial. The normal call is a buzzy ‘skee-skee-skee-chizZICK-chizZICK’, to which the mate replies ‘krik-krik-krik’. Usually occurs in pairs in a variety of bushveld habitats, riverine bush and forest fringes.
Quick Facts
Size
10-12 cm - S
Names
A: Geelborskleinjantjie
Z: umankolophuzi
G: Gelbbrust-Feinsänger
Bird Family
Small, insectivorous birds of mostly sombre colouring. Many have attractive warbling songs and short calls that aid identification to the practised ear, but sound confusingly similar to the inexperienced. Several species visit southern Africa from Europe during summer. Sexes are alike.
Distribution
Gallery
Behaviour
Breeding
Habitat
Usually occurs in pairs in a variety of bushveld habitats, riverine bush and 'forest' fringes.
