Black-throated Apalis

Black-throated Apalis

Apalis jacksoni

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Aberdare National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

21 Verified sightings at Aberdare National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,369 In all 4 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Black-throated Apalis

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 →

Sounds

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Kenya · 2024

© Peter Boesman · XC947937 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Tanzania · 2023

© isaac kilusu · XC803859 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Cameroon · 2015

© Paweł Szymański · XC296082 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
2 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~30%
3 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
4 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Before you go

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

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Apalis sighting in Aberdare National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 116th most-seen of the 217 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

February, July–August and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Apalis in Aberdare National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–June, September–October and December–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Black-throated Apalis?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-throated 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.

Is Aberdare National Park the best place to see a Black-throated Apalis?

3rd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Black-throated Apalis sightings, Aberdare National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 40%) and Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Black-throated Apalis live in Aberdare National Park?

Same genus: Apalis

The closest relatives of the Black-throated Apalis that you can see in Aberdare National Park (genus Apalis, Apalises) are Chestnut-throated Apalis (about 20%) and Gray Apalis (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Black-throated Apalis sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-throated Apalis is recorded against all the birds logged in Aberdare National Park (21 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.

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