Black-headed Apalis

Black-headed Apalis

Apalis melanocephala

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Ruaha National Park
2 Verified records at Ruaha National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-headed apalis (Apalis melanocephala) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park

Yellow-breasted Apalis
LC

Yellow-breasted Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis flavida

30–40% · Possible
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

40–50% · Likely
Tawny-flanked Prinia
LC

Tawny-flanked Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia subflava

20–30% · Possible
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

10–20% · With luck
Miombo Wren-Warbler
LC

Miombo Wren-Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calamonastes undosus

10–20% · With luck
Winding Cisticola
LC

Winding Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola marginatus

10–20% · With luck
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

<5% · Rare
Desert Cisticola
LC

Desert Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola aridulus

<5% · Rare
Red-faced Cisticola
LC

Red-faced Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola erythrops

<5% · Rare
Trilling Cisticola
LC

Trilling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola woosnami

<5% · Rare
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
LC

Yellow-bellied Eremomela

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremomela icteropygialis

Insufficient data
Singing Cisticola
LC

Singing Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola cantans

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Black-headed Apalis at Ruaha National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
2 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
4 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
6 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
7 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
8 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
9 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
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