Apalis chirindensis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The Chirinda apalis (Apalis chirindensis) is a species of passerine bird belonging to the family Cisticolidae. This species is endemic to the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
The Chirinda apalis was first formally described in 1906 by the English geologist and ornithologist George Ernest Shelley. The type specimen was collected in June 1905 in the Chirinda Forest in eastern Rhodesia, modern Zimbabwe, at an altitude of 4,000 ft (1,200 m). The Chirinda apalis is classified in the genus Apalis which belongs to the family Cisticolidae, which includes the cisticolas, prinias, tailorbirds, eremomelas and other groups of "African" warblers, formerly classified within the Old World warbler family Sylviidae.
The Chirinda apalis is divided into two subspecies: Apalis chirindensis chirindensis Shelley, 1906 (Mount Gorongosa and adjacent eastern Zimbabwe) Apalis chirindensis vumbae Roberts, 1936 (eastern highlands of Zimbabwe) The Chirinda apalis has the typical slender, long tailed shape of apalises, with a slender... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chirinda Apalis sighting in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 152nd most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chirinda Apalis in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and August–October, the lowest months. March and December–January have too few records to rate.
Only Gorongosa National Park, in our data
Gorongosa National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chirinda Apalis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Apalis
The closest relatives of the Chirinda Apalis that you can see in Gorongosa National Park (genus Apalis, Apalises) are Yellow-breasted Apalis (about 20%) and Bar-throated Apalis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chirinda Apalis is recorded against all the birds logged in Gorongosa National Park (15 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.
