Oreolais pulcher
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The black-collared apalis (Oreolais pulcher) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in the Cameroonian Highlands forests, western Kenya and the Albertine rift montane forests. The black-collared apalis was formerly placed in the genus Apalis but was moved to the new genus Oreolais when Apalis was shown to be polyphyletic. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-collared Apalis sighting in Aberdare National Park on a given day, based on 48 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 79th most-seen of the 217 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-collared Apalis in Aberdare National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June and September–October, the lowest months. That is one of Aberdare National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 210 mm in May.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-collared Apalis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Black-collared Apalis sightings, Aberdare National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Nairobi National Park (Kenya, under 5%).
Same family: Cisticolidae
The closest relatives of the Black-collared Apalis that you can see in Aberdare National Park (family Cisticolidae, Cisticolas and Allies) are Hunter's Cisticola (about 80%), Aberdare Cisticola (about 40%) and Gray-capped Warbler (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-collared Apalis is recorded against all the birds logged in Aberdare National Park (48 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
