Oreolais ruwenzorii
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 20% of wildlife watchers report a Ruwenzori Apalis sighting in Volcanoes National Park on a given day, based on 79 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 64th most-seen of the 156 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Ruwenzori Apalis in Volcanoes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Volcanoes National Park's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain a month against 250 mm in April.
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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Ruwenzori Apalis sightings, Volcanoes National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 30%) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 30%).
Same family: Cisticolidae
The closest relatives of the Ruwenzori Apalis that you can see in Volcanoes National Park (family Cisticolidae, Cisticolas and Allies) are Chubb's Cisticola (about 80%), Black-faced Apalis (about 20%) and Chestnut-throated 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 Volcanoes National Park (79 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.
