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Black-headed Apalis

Apalis melanocephala · Cisticolidae · Passeriformes

Best monthsSep · Nov–Decmost records
Records768in 2 countries
Most seen inMozambique479 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About

Black-headed Apalis in brief

The black-headed apalis (Apalis melanocephala) is a bird of the Cisticolidae family — species of bird.

Across the 2 countries we cover it has 768 published records, most of them from Mozambique and Malawi. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in September, November and December and fall to their lowest in January and March.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Mozambique479 records · best Dec, Nov
Malawi289 records · best Nov, Sep
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.