Rwenzori Apalis

Oreolais ruwenzorii (Jackson, FJ, 1904)

Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies

Rwenzori Apalis, Oreolais ruwenzorii, is a bird of the Cisticolidae family that breeds in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. It is associated with subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The species was once included in Apalis, but it was later transferred to Oreolais after that genus was found to be split across unrelated lineages.

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies
Breeding range: Africa: e DR Congo, s Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi

Rwenzori Apalis

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Tours where you can spot this bird

3 tours in Uganda

13-Day Uganda Birding and Primate Safari: Kibale, Bwindi and Mgahinga

13-Day Uganda Birding and Primate Safari: Kibale, Bwindi and Mgahinga

Uganda / Entebbe Custom tour 13 days

Combine Kibale and Bigodi birding with the Kazinga Channel, three Bwindi birding days and primate tracking in a 13-day journey through weste...

15-Day Uganda Birding Tour 2027

15-Day Uganda Birding Tour 2027

Uganda / Entebbe Group tour 15 days

A 15-day Uganda birding circuit from Entebbe through Mabamba Swamp, Lake Mburo, Mgahinga, Bwindi, Queen Elizabeth, Kibale and Semliki for Sh...

15-Day Uganda Birding and Wildlife Safari

15-Day Uganda Birding and Wildlife Safari

Uganda / Entebbe Private tour 15 days

Across fifteen private days, explore Mabamba wetlands, the Nile at Murchison, western forests, Queen Elizabeth savannah and Lake Mburo....