Western Black-headed Batis
Batis erlangeri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPlatysteiridae (Wattle-eyes and Batises)
- GenusBatis (turtleweeds)
- SpeciesBatis erlangeri (Western Black-headed Batis)
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
Chinspot Batis
Batis molitor
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Western Black-headed Batis in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Western Black-headed Batis sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 76 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Black-headed Batis in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Western Black-headed Batis in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.