Black-headed Apalis
Apalis melanocephala
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusApalis (Apalises)
- SpeciesApalis melanocephala (Black-headed Apalis)
The black-headed apalis (Apalis melanocephala) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Apalis sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Apalis flavida
Brown-headed Apalis
Apalis alticola
Bar-throated Apalis
Apalis thoracica
Gray Apalis
Apalis cinerea
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Gray-capped Warbler
Eminia lepida
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Hunter's Cisticola
Cisticola hunteri
Pectoral-patch Cisticola
Cisticola brunnescens
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 8 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Apalis in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Apalis sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-headed Apalis in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
January has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Apalis in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.