Apalis jacksoni
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Apalis sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 884 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 400 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, July, September and December
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Apalis in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against about 20% in April, the lowest month.
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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Black-throated Apalis sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 30%) and Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 10%).
Same genus: Apalis
The closest relatives of the Black-throated Apalis that you can see in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (genus Apalis, Apalises) are Black-faced Apalis (about 30%), Gray Apalis (about 30%) and Chestnut-throated Apalis (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-throated Apalis is recorded against all the birds logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (884 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.
