Apalis porphyrolaema
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The chestnut-throated apalis (Apalis porphyrolaema) is a species of bird in the cisticola family Cisticolidae. The Kabobo apalis, originally described as a distinct species, is usually treated as a subspecies A. p. kaboboensis of the chestnut-throated apalis today. It is itself sometimes considered to be the same species as the Chapin's apalis.
The species is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, where it is a species of highland forests above 1600 m. The chestnut-throated apalis is a 12 cm long apalis with mostly grey plumage. The nominate subspecies and the subspecies affinis both have chestnut throats, whereas the Kabobo apalis has an entirely grey throat but paler undersides.
The chestnut-throated apalis feeds on insects and other small invertebrates, which are obtained by gleaning from leaves and twigs, hover gleaning and hawking in the air. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-throated Apalis sighting in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, based on 496 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th 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.
July and December
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-throated Apalis in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, against about 20% in March–June and September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-throated Apalis sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Chestnut-throated Apalis sightings, Nyungwe National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 30%) and Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 20%).
Same genus: Apalis
The closest relatives of the Chestnut-throated Apalis that you can see in Nyungwe National Park (genus Apalis, Apalises) are Black-faced Apalis (about 50%), Black-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 Chestnut-throated Apalis is recorded against all the birds logged in Nyungwe National Park (496 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.
