Apalis cinerea
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Apalis sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 52 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 201st most-seen of the 366 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Apalis in Kibale National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to January, the lowest months. That is one of Kibale National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 140 mm in November.
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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Gray Apalis sightings, Kibale National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 30%), Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 20%) and Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 20%).
Same genus: Apalis
The closest relatives of the Gray Apalis that you can see in Kibale National Park (genus Apalis, Apalises) are Buff-throated Apalis (about 30%) and Masked Apalis (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray Apalis is recorded against all the birds logged in Kibale National Park (52 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.
