Oreolais ruwenzorii
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The Rwenzori apalis or collared apalis (Oreolais ruwenzorii) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
The Rwenzori 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 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Ruwenzori Apalis sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 541 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 47th most-seen of the 400 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Ruwenzori Apalis in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against about 20% in September and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ruwenzori 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.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Ruwenzori Apalis sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 30%).
Same family: Cisticolidae
The closest relatives of the Ruwenzori Apalis that you can see in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (family Cisticolidae, Cisticolas and Allies) are Chubb's Cisticola (about 50%), Black-throated Apalis (about 40%) and Black-faced Rufous-Warbler (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ruwenzori Apalis is recorded against all the birds logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (541 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.
