Apalis jacksoni
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The black-throated apalis (Apalis jacksoni) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is native to the Western High Plateau, the Albertine Rift montane forests and the east African montane forests and isolated lowland areas of Cameroon, the DRC and Angola. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Apalis sighting in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, based on 451 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 252 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Apalis in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, against about 20% in February–March, May and August, the lowest months. That is one of Nyungwe National Park's wettest months, with about 550 mm of rain against 30 mm in July.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-throated 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 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Black-throated Apalis sightings, Nyungwe National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 40%).
Same genus: Apalis
The closest relatives of the Black-throated Apalis that you can see in Nyungwe National Park (genus Apalis, Apalises) are Black-faced Apalis (about 50%), Chestnut-throated Apalis (about 30%) and Gray Apalis (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-throated Apalis is recorded against all the birds logged in Nyungwe National Park (451 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.
