Karamoja Apalis

Karamoja Apalis

Apalis karamojae

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCNTVUVulnerableENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Kidepo Valley National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

11 Verified sightings at Kidepo Valley National Park From 2019 to 2026
11 In 1 park
August Best month

About the Karamoja Apalis

The Karamoja apalis (Apalis karamojae) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is endemic to Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist shrubland with a particular preference for stands of whistling thorn Acacia drepanolobium. It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Recording0:29

Kenya · 2023

© James Bradley · XC1155149 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:16

Tanzania · 2022

© isaac kilusu · XC755876 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:07

Tanzania · 2003

© Phil Shaw · XC1154725 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Karamoja Apalis in Kidepo Valley National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Karamoja Apalis sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 269th most-seen of the 332 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.

When is the best time to see a Karamoja Apalis in Kidepo Valley National Park?

August

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Karamoja Apalis in Kidepo Valley National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and September–March, the lowest months. April and May have too few records to rate.

Where else can you see a Karamoja Apalis?

Only Kidepo Valley National Park, in our data

Kidepo Valley National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Karamoja Apalis sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Karamoja Apalis sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Karamoja Apalis is recorded against all the birds logged in Kidepo Valley National Park (11 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.

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