Pygmy Batis
Batis perkeo
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPlatysteiridae (Wattle-eyes and Batises)
- GenusBatis (turtleweeds)
- SpeciesBatis perkeo (Pygmy Batis)
Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park
Eastern Black-headed Batis
Batis minor
Short-tailed Batis
Batis mixta
Chinspot Batis
Batis molitor
Black-throated Wattle-eye
Platysteira peltata
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
Bias musicus
Usambara Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris usambaricus
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Bar-throated Apalis
Apalis thoracica
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher
Elminia albonotata
📅 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 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pygmy Batis in Mkomazi National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Pygmy Batis sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pygmy Batis in Mkomazi National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Pygmy Batis in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.