Taita Apalis

Apalis fuscigularis

The Taita Apalis (Apalis fuscigularis) is a bird found in Kenya. Found in Kenya. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Apalis fuscigularis
Region	Africa
Found in	Kenya

🏡 Where the Taita Apalis lives

Found in Kenya.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 11 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by Niall Perrins (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1184375. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Taita Apalis

Where does the Taita Apalis live?

The Taita Apalis lives in Kenya. Found in Kenya.

What does the Taita Apalis eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Taita Apalis endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.