Chinspot Batis
Batis molitor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPlatysteiridae (Wattle-eyes and Batises)
- GenusBatis (turtleweeds)
- SpeciesBatis molitor (Chinspot Batis)
Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park
Rwenzori Batis
Batis diops
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
Bias musicus
Brown-throated Wattle-eye
Platysteira cyanea
Chestnut Wattle-eye
Dyaphorophyia castanea
African Shrike-flycatcher
Megabyas flammulatus
Jameson's Wattle-eye
Platysteira jamesoni
Black-throated Wattle-eye
Platysteira peltata
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Olive-bellied Sunbird
Cinnyris chloropygius
Little Greenbul
Eurillas virens
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chinspot Batis in Kibale National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Chinspot Batis sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chinspot Batis in Kibale National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Chinspot Batis in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.