Sharpe’s Apalis
Apalis sharpii
NTNear Threatened
- Family
- Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
Sharpe's apalis (Apalis sharpii) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
It is found in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
Sharpe's apalis was described by the English ornithologist George Ernest Shelley in 1884.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Humid forest of Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, and Ghana.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Sharpe's apalis
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
