Apalis argentea
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
The Kungwe apalis (Apalis argentea) is a species in the family Cisticolidae. It was previously considered it to be a subspecies of the buff-throated apalis. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →
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Tanzania · 2005
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Kungwe Apalis sighting in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, based on 181 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 85th most-seen of the 252 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Kungwe Apalis in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, the lowest month.
Only Nyungwe National Park, in our data
Nyungwe National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Kungwe Apalis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Apalis
The closest relatives of the Kungwe Apalis that you can see in Nyungwe National Park (genus Apalis, Apalises) are Black-faced Apalis (about 50%), Chestnut-throated Apalis (about 30%) and Black-throated Apalis (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Kungwe Apalis is recorded against all the birds logged in Nyungwe National Park (181 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.
