Apalis cinerea
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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.
They sing both at night and during the day. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Apalis sighting in Aberdare National Park on a given day, based on 85 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 49th most-seen of the 217 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Apalis in Aberdare National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May, July and September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray Apalis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Gray Apalis sightings, Aberdare National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 30%).
Same genus: Apalis
The closest relatives of the Gray Apalis that you can see in Aberdare National Park (genus Apalis, Apalises) are Chestnut-throated Apalis (about 20%) and Black-throated Apalis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray Apalis is recorded against all the birds logged in Aberdare National Park (85 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.
