Bar-throated Apalis
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Bar-throated Apalis

Apalis thoracica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Addo Elephant National Park
209 Verified records at Addo Elephant National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The bar-throated apalis (Apalis thoracica) is a small African passerine bird belonging to the genus Apalis of the family Cisticolidae. It is native to the eastern and southern Afrotropics. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-throated Apalis sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 209 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park

Yellow-breasted Apalis
LC

Yellow-breasted Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis flavida

5–10% · Rare
Piping Cisticola
LC

Piping Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola fulvicapilla

30–40% · Possible
Karoo Prinia
LC

Karoo Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia maculosa

10–20% · With luck
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

5–10% · With luck
Rock-loving Cisticola
LC

Rock-loving Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola aberrans

5–10% · Rare
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

5–10% · Rare
Tawny-flanked Prinia
LC

Tawny-flanked Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia subflava

<5% · Rare
Red-headed Cisticola
LC

Red-headed Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola subruficapilla

<5% · Rare
Black-chested Prinia
LC

Black-chested Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia flavicans

Insufficient data
Wailing Cisticola
LC

Wailing Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola lais

<5% · Rare
Wing-snapping Cisticola
LC

Wing-snapping Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola ayresii

<5% · Rare
Levaillant's Cisticola
LC

Levaillant's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola tinniens

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
2 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
4 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
6 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
5–10%
7 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
8 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
9 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
10 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
12 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
13 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
14 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
15 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
16 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
17 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
18 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
19 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
20 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
21 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
22 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bar-throated Apalis in Addo Elephant National Park?

About 34% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-throated Apalis sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 209 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bar-throated Apalis in Addo Elephant National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Bar-throated Apalis in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.

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