Apalis rufogularis
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The buff-throated apalis (Apalis rufogularis) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-throated Apalis sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 458 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 59th most-seen of the 400 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.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-throated Apalis in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February and April, the lowest months. That is one of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park's wettest months, with about 290 mm of rain against 65 mm in January.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Buff-throated 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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Buff-throated Apalis sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 30%) and Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 30%).
Same genus: Apalis
The closest relatives of the Buff-throated Apalis that you can see in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (genus Apalis, Apalises) are Black-throated Apalis (about 40%), Black-faced Apalis (about 30%) and Gray Apalis (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Buff-throated Apalis is recorded against all the birds logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (458 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.
