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 Murchison Falls National Park
Western Black-headed Batis
Batis erlangeri
Gray-headed Batis
Batis orientalis
Brown-throated Wattle-eye
Platysteira cyanea
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
Bias musicus
African Shrike-flycatcher
Megabyas flammulatus
Black-throated Wattle-eye
Platysteira peltata
Piapiac
Ptilostomus afer
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Silverbird
Empidornis semipartitus
📅 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 Murchison Falls National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Chinspot Batis sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 56 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chinspot Batis in Murchison Falls National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Chinspot Batis in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.