Black-throated Apalis
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Black-throated Apalis

Apalis jacksoni

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Nyungwe National Park
384 Verified records at Nyungwe National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-throated apalis (Apalis jacksoni) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is native to the Western High Plateau, the Albertine Rift montane forests and the east African montane forests and isolated lowland areas of Cameroon, the DRC and Angola. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Apalis sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 384 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park

Black-faced Apalis
LC

Black-faced Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis personata

40–50% · Likely
Chestnut-throated Apalis
LC

Chestnut-throated Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis porphyrolaema

30–40% · Possible
Gray Apalis
LC

Gray Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis cinerea

10–20% · With luck
Kungwe Apalis
LC

Kungwe Apalis

Bird

Apalis argentea

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-breasted Apalis
LC

Yellow-breasted Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis flavida

Insufficient data
Chubb's Cisticola
LC

Chubb's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chubbi

70–80% · Likely
Ruwenzori Apalis
LC

Ruwenzori Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oreolais ruwenzorii

20–30% · Possible
Banded Prinia
LC

Banded Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia bairdii

20–30% · Possible
Black-faced Rufous-Warbler
LC

Black-faced Rufous-Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bathmocercus rufus

10–20% · With luck
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

10–20% · With luck
White-chinned Prinia
LC

White-chinned Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Schistolais leucopogon

5–10% · With luck
Siffling Cisticola
LC

Siffling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola brachypterus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
2 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
3 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
4 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
5 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
6 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
7 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
8 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
9 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
10 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-throated Apalis in Nyungwe National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Apalis sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 384 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-throated Apalis in Nyungwe National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Black-throated Apalis in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.

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