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 Moremi Game Reserve
Pririt Batis
Batis pririt
Burchell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis australis
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus africanus
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Arrow-marked Babbler
Turdoides jardineii
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Hartlaub's Babbler
Turdoides hartlaubii
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
📅 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 Moremi Game Reserve?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Chinspot Batis sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 157 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chinspot Batis in Moremi Game Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Chinspot Batis in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.