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 Queen Elizabeth National Park
Western Black-headed Batis
Batis erlangeri
Rwenzori Batis
Batis diops
Brown-throated Wattle-eye
Platysteira cyanea
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
Bias musicus
African Shrike-flycatcher
Megabyas flammulatus
Chestnut Wattle-eye
Dyaphorophyia castanea
Jameson's Wattle-eye
Platysteira jamesoni
Black-throated Wattle-eye
Platysteira peltata
Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye
Platysteira concreta
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
📅 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 Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Chinspot Batis sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 78 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chinspot Batis in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Chinspot Batis in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.