Pale Batis
Batis soror
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPlatysteiridae (Wattle-eyes and Batises)
- GenusBatis (turtleweeds)
- SpeciesBatis soror (Pale Batis)
The pale batis (Batis soror), also known as the Mozambique batis or East coast batis, is a species of small bird in the wattle-eyes family, Platysteiridae. It occurs in eastern Africa, mostly in lowland miombo woodland. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Batis sighting in Mikumi National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Mikumi National Park
Chinspot Batis
Batis molitor
Eastern Black-headed Batis
Batis minor
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 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pale Batis in Mikumi National Park?
About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Batis sighting in Mikumi National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pale Batis in Mikumi National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Pale Batis in Mikumi National Park in our monthly data.