Black-faced Apalis
Apalis personata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusApalis (Apalises)
- SpeciesApalis personata (Black-faced Apalis)
The mountain masked apalis (Apalis personata), also known as the black-faced apalis, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests. It was first described in 1902. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Apalis sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 726 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park
Black-throated Apalis
Apalis jacksoni
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 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-faced Apalis in Virunga National Park?
About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Apalis sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 726 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-faced Apalis in Virunga National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Black-faced Apalis in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.