Oreolais pulcher
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In 3 days <5%
The black-collared apalis (Oreolais pulcher) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in the Cameroonian Highlands forests, western Kenya and the Albertine rift montane forests. The black-collared 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 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-collared Apalis sighting in Nairobi National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 336th most-seen of the 371 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-collared Apalis in Nairobi National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-collared Apalis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Black-collared Apalis sightings, Nairobi National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 10%).
Same family: Cisticolidae
The closest relatives of the Black-collared Apalis that you can see in Nairobi National Park (family Cisticolidae, Cisticolas and Allies) are Winding Cisticola (about 50%), Yellow-breasted Apalis (about 40%) and Green-backed Camaroptera (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-collared Apalis is recorded against all the birds logged in Nairobi 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.
