Oreolais ruwenzorii
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ruwenzori Apalis sighting in Virunga National Park on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 129th most-seen of the 316 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Ruwenzori Apalis in Virunga National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, October and December, the lowest months.
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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Ruwenzori Apalis sightings, Virunga National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 30%), 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 Virunga National Park (family Cisticolidae, Cisticolas and Allies) are Chubb's Cisticola (about 30%), Green-backed Camaroptera (about 30%) and Black-faced Apalis (about 20%), 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 Virunga National Park (37 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.
