Karamoja Apalis Apalis karamojae Scientific name definitions

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VULNERABLE. Restricted-range species: present in Serengeti Plains EBA and North-East Uganda Secondary Area. Appears to be scarce in NE Uganda, but is locally fairly common in N Tanzania, and recently discovered in SW Kenya (Kedong Valley); global population crudely estimated to be in excess of 10,000 individuals. Since 2000 the species became increasingly widespread in the Western Corridor of Serengeti National Park, which now appears to be its main Tanzanian stronghold (3 Shaw, P., Sinclair, A.R.E., Metzger, K., Nkwabi, A., Mduma, S.A.R. and Baker, N. (2010). Range expansion of the globally Vulnerable Karamoja Apalis Apalis karamojae in the Serengeti ecosystem. African Journal of Ecology. 48(3): 751–758. Close ). Decreasing, largely as a result of habitat loss linked to increasing agriculture in its very limited range. Populations are protected in Kidepo Valley National Park, in Uganda, and Serengeti National Park and Maswa Game Reserve, in Tanzania.