Biology:Gosling's apalis

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Short description: Species of bird

Gosling's apalis
Gosling's Apalis iNaturalist.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Apalis
Species:
A. goslingi
Binomial name
Apalis goslingi
Alexander, 1908

Gosling's apalis (Apalis goslingi) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

The common name and Latin binomial commemorates the explorer Captain G. B. Gosling.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Apalis goslingi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22713792A94389826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713792A94389826.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22713792/94389826. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 144. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2225044 entry