Short-tailed Batis
Batis mixta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPlatysteiridae (Wattle-eyes and Batises)
- GenusBatis (turtleweeds)
- SpeciesBatis mixta (Short-tailed Batis)
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Short-tailed Batis sighting in Arusha National Park, based on 64 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Arusha National Park
Chinspot Batis
Batis molitor
Black-throated Wattle-eye
Platysteira peltata
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
Trilling Cisticola
Cisticola woosnami
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Short-tailed Batis in Arusha National Park?
About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Short-tailed Batis sighting in Arusha National Park, based on 64 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Short-tailed Batis in Arusha National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Short-tailed Batis in Arusha National Park in our monthly data.