Oreolais is a genus of birds in the family Cisticolidae. It contains species that were previously placed in the genus Apalis.
| Oreolais | |
|---|---|
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| Oreolais pulcher | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Oreolais Nguembock, Fjeldså, Couloux, Cruaud & Pasquet, 2008 |
| Type species | |
| Apalis pulchra[1] Sharpe, 1891 | |
| Species | |
2, see text | |
The genus consists of two species:[2]
- Black-collared apalis, Oreolais pulcher
- Rwenzori apalis, Oreolais ruwenzorii
References
- Nguembock, B.; Fjeldså, J.; Couloux, A.; Cruaud, C.; Pasquet, E. (2008). "Polyphyly of the genus Apalis and a new generic name for the species pulchra and ruwenzorii". Ibis. 150 (4): 756–765. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00852.x.