Platysteiridae (Wattle-eyes and Batises)

Family

Wattle-eyes and Batises

Platysteiridae

21 species in our catalog · found in 43 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Pririt Batis
LC

Pririt Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis pririt

50–60% · Likely
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
LC

Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bias musicus

40–50% · Likely
Chinspot Batis
LC

Chinspot Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis molitor

40–50% · Likely
Cape Batis
LC

Cape Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis capensis

40–50% · Possible
Chestnut Wattle-eye
LC

Chestnut Wattle-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dyaphorophyia castanea

30–40% · Possible
Brown-throated Wattle-eye
LC

Brown-throated Wattle-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platysteira cyanea

30–40% · Possible
Jameson's Wattle-eye

Jameson's Wattle-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Platysteira jamesoni

30–40% · Possible
Rwenzori Batis
LC

Rwenzori Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis diops

20–30% · Possible
Pygmy Batis
LC

Pygmy Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis perkeo

20–30% · Possible
Woodwards' Batis
LC

Woodwards' Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis fratrum

20–30% · Possible
Senegal Batis
LC

Senegal Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis senegalensis

20–30% · Possible
Eastern Black-headed Batis
LC

Eastern Black-headed Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis minor

20–30% · Possible
Pale Batis
LC

Pale Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis soror

10–20% · Possible
Short-tailed Batis
LC

Short-tailed Batis

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Batis mixta

10–20% · With luck
African Shrike-flycatcher
LC

African Shrike-flycatcher

Bird

Megabyas flammulatus

10–20% · With luck
Western Black-headed Batis
LC

Western Black-headed Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis erlangeri

10–20% · With luck
Black-throated Wattle-eye
LC

Black-throated Wattle-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platysteira peltata

10–20% · With luck
Gray-headed Batis
LC

Gray-headed Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis orientalis

0–10% · With luck
Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye

Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye

Bird

Platysteira concreta

<5% · Rare
White-tailed Shrike
LC

White-tailed Shrike

Bird

Lanioturdus torquatus

<5% · Rare
Ituri Batis
LC

Ituri Batis

Bird

Batis ituriensis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Where to see Wattle-eyes and Batises

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 9
70–80%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 8
70–80%
3 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 9
60–70%
4 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
50–60%
5 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 4
50–60%
6 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 2
40–50%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
40–50%
8 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
40–50%
9 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 6
30–40%
10 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 4
30–40%
11 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 4
30–40%
12 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 2
30–40%
13 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 6
30–40%
14 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 2
30–40%
15 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 5
30–40%
16 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 10
30–40%
17 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 7
30–40%
18 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 6
30–40%
19 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
30–40%
20 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 5
20–30%
21 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 3
20–30%
22 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 4
20–30%
23 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
20–30%
24 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 2
20–30%
25 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
20–30%
26 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 3
20–30%
27 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
20–30%
28 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
29 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 2
10–20%
30 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
10–20%
31 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
10–20%
32 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 2
10–20%
33 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
34 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 2
10–20%
35 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 2
10–20%
36 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 4
10–20%
37 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 3
10–20%
38 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 4
0–10%
39 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
0–10%
40 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
0–10%
41 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
0–10%
42 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
0–10%
43 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
<5%