Bar-throated Apalis

Bar-throated Apalis

Apalis thoracica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Garden Route National Park
471 Verified records at Garden Route National Park
September 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-throated Apalis sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 471 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
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 Garden Route National Park?

About 49% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-throated Apalis sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 471 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bar-throated Apalis in Garden Route National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Bar-throated Apalis in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.

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