Gray Apalis

Gray Apalis

Apalis cinerea

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Nairobi

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

13 Verified sightings at Nairobi
970 In all 5 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Gray Apalis

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 →

Sounds

Call0:12

Kenya · 2023

© isaac kilusu · XC774773 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:19

Uganda · 2022

© Peter Boesman · XC739388 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Alarm call0:24

Kenya · 2022

© Lars Lachmann · XC749273 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
2 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
3 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~20%
4 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Gray Apalis in Nairobi?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Apalis sighting in Nairobi on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 180th most-seen of the 234 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Gray Apalis in Nairobi?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Apalis in Nairobi on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Gray Apalis?

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.

Where else can you see a Gray Apalis?

Only Nairobi, in our data

Nairobi is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Gray Apalis sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Gray Apalis sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Gray Apalis is recorded against all the birds logged in Nairobi (13 verified sightings), 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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