Oreolais ruwenzorii
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The Rwenzori apalis or collared apalis (Oreolais ruwenzorii) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
The Rwenzori 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 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Ruwenzori Apalis sighting in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, based on 441 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 34th 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.
January and October
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Ruwenzori Apalis in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ruwenzori Apalis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Ruwenzori Apalis sightings, Nyungwe National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 30%) and Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda, about 20%).
Same family: Cisticolidae
The closest relatives of the Ruwenzori Apalis that you can see in Nyungwe National Park (family Cisticolidae, Cisticolas and Allies) are Chubb's Cisticola (about 70%), Black-faced Apalis (about 50%) and Chestnut-throated Apalis (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ruwenzori Apalis is recorded against all the birds logged in Nyungwe National Park (441 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.
