Gray Apalis
Apalis cinerea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusApalis (Apalises)
- SpeciesApalis cinerea (Gray Apalis)
The grey apalis (Apalis cinerea) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are tropical dry forest and tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Apalis sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 220 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
Black-faced Apalis
Apalis personata
Chestnut-throated Apalis
Apalis porphyrolaema
Black-throated Apalis
Apalis jacksoni
Kungwe Apalis
Apalis argentea
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Apalis flavida
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Ruwenzori Apalis
Oreolais ruwenzorii
Banded Prinia
Prinia bairdii
Black-faced Rufous-Warbler
Bathmocercus rufus
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
White-chinned Prinia
Schistolais leucopogon
Siffling Cisticola
Cisticola brachypterus
📅 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 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 12 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray Apalis in Nyungwe National Park?
About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Apalis sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 220 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gray Apalis in Nyungwe National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Gray Apalis in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.