Apalis flavida
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The yellow-breasted apalis (Apalis flavida) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. The brown-tailed apalis (A. flavocincta) was formerly considered conspecific, but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.
It is widespread across Sub-Saharan Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, dry savanna, and moist savanna. Image at ADW Yellow-breasted apalis - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kigali | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Zanzibar City | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Dar es-Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Lilongwe | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 6 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia | |
| 7 | Lusaka | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Harare | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 9 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Apalis sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park on a given day, based on 60 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 236th most-seen of the 434 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Apalis in Queen Elizabeth National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–April, the lowest months. That is one of Queen Elizabeth National Park's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain against 15 mm in January.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-breasted 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.
31st of 40
Of the 40 parks where we can rate Yellow-breasted Apalis sightings, Queen Elizabeth National Park ranks 31st at under 5%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 50%), Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 40%) and iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Cisticolidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-breasted Apalis that you can see in Queen Elizabeth National Park (family Cisticolidae, Cisticolas and Allies) are Zitting Cisticola (about 30%), Green-backed Camaroptera (about 30%) and Gray-capped Warbler (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-breasted Apalis is recorded against all the birds logged in Queen Elizabeth National Park (60 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.
