Eastern Black-headed Batis
Batis minor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPlatysteiridae (Wattle-eyes and Batises)
- GenusBatis (turtleweeds)
- SpeciesBatis minor (Eastern Black-headed Batis)
The eastern black-headed batis (Batis minor) is a passerine bird in the family Platysteiridae from eastern Africa. It was formerly treated as conspecific with the western black-headed batis. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Black-headed Batis sighting in Mikumi National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Mikumi National Park
Pale Batis
Batis soror
Chinspot Batis
Batis molitor
Black-throated Wattle-eye
Platysteira peltata
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
Bias musicus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Lesser Striped-Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Yellow-throated Sparrow
Gymnoris superciliaris
Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi
📅 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 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Selous Game Reserve | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Black-headed Batis in Mikumi National Park?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Black-headed Batis sighting in Mikumi National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Eastern Black-headed Batis in Mikumi National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Black-headed Batis in Mikumi National Park in our monthly data.