Black-throated Apalis
Apalis jacksoni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusApalis (Apalises)
- SpeciesApalis jacksoni (Black-throated Apalis)
The black-throated apalis (Apalis jacksoni) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is native to the Western High Plateau, the Albertine Rift montane forests and the east African montane forests and isolated lowland areas of Cameroon, the DRC and Angola. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Apalis sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 789 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park
Black-faced Apalis
Apalis personata
Chestnut-throated Apalis
Apalis porphyrolaema
Gray Apalis
Apalis cinerea
Buff-throated Apalis
Apalis rufogularis
Masked Apalis
Apalis binotata
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Apalis flavida
Black-capped Apalis
Apalis nigriceps
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Gray-capped Warbler
Eminia lepida
Black-faced Rufous-Warbler
Bathmocercus rufus
Ruwenzori Apalis
Oreolais ruwenzorii
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-throated Apalis in Virunga National Park?
About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Apalis sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 789 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-throated Apalis in Virunga National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Black-throated Apalis in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.