Cisticolas and Allies

Namuli Apalis

Apalis lynesi

ENEndangered Endemic to Mozambique
Family
Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The Namuli apalis (Apalis lynesi) is a small African passerine bird belonging to the genus Apalis in the family Cisticolidae. It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the bar-throated apalis.
It is the only bird species endemic to Mozambique and is found only in the Mount Namuli massif in the north of the country where it was first discovered in 1932 by the English-born ornithologist Jack Vincent. There were no more records until an expedition rediscovered it in 1998.

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Range and habitat

Northern Mozambique (Mount Namuli).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.