Family

Wattle-eyes and Batises

Platysteiridae

21 species in our catalog · found in 53 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyPlatysteiridae (Wattle-eyes and Batises)

Species in this group

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

Batis pririt

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Bias musicus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Batis molitor

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Batis capensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Dyaphorophyia castanea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Platysteira cyanea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Platysteira jamesoni

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Batis orientalis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Batis diops

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Batis perkeo

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Batis fratrum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Batis soror

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Batis senegalensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Batis minor

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Batis mixta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Megabyas flammulatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Batis erlangeri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Platysteira peltata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Platysteira concreta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lanioturdus torquatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Batis ituriensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	9	~80%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			~30%
	Chinspot Batis			~30%
	Rwenzori Batis			~20%
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			~20%
	Chestnut Wattle-eye			~10%
	African Shrike-flycatcher			~10%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
	Western Black-headed Batis			Insufficient data
	Jameson's Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
2	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	8	~70%
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			~40%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			~40%
	Chestnut Wattle-eye			~20%
	African Shrike-flycatcher			~10%
	Jameson's Wattle-eye			<5%
	Chinspot Batis			<5%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
	Rwenzori Batis			Insufficient data
3	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	9	~70%
	Chestnut Wattle-eye			~40%
	Jameson's Wattle-eye			~30%
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			~10%
	African Shrike-flycatcher			<5%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
	Ituri Batis			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
	Western Black-headed Batis			Insufficient data
	Chinspot Batis			Insufficient data
4	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~60%
	Pririt Batis			~60%
5	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	9	~50%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			~20%
	Chinspot Batis			~20%
	Rwenzori Batis			~20%
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			~10%
	Chestnut Wattle-eye			~10%
	African Shrike-flycatcher			<5%
	Western Black-headed Batis			<5%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
	Jameson's Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
6	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~50%
	Chinspot Batis			~40%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			~10%
	Short-tailed Batis			~10%
7	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	~50%
	Rwenzori Batis			~30%
	Chinspot Batis			~20%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			~10%
	Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye			<5%
8	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2	~50%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			~30%
	Senegal Batis			~20%
9	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	~50%
	Pale Batis			~20%
	Chinspot Batis			~10%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			~10%
	Eastern Black-headed Batis			~10%
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			~10%
10	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~40%
	Chinspot Batis			~40%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
	Cape Batis			<5%
11	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~40%
	Cape Batis			~40%
	Chinspot Batis			Insufficient data
	Pririt Batis			Insufficient data
12	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	~40%
	Eastern Black-headed Batis			~20%
	Short-tailed Batis			~20%
	Pygmy Batis			~10%
	Chinspot Batis			<5%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			Insufficient data
13	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	~40%
	Woodwards' Batis			~20%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			~10%
	Chinspot Batis			~10%
	Cape Batis			Insufficient data
14	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	3	~40%
	Gray-headed Batis			~30%
	Western Black-headed Batis			~10%
	Pygmy Batis			Insufficient data
15	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	~40%
	Rwenzori Batis			~20%
	Chinspot Batis			~20%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
16	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~30%
	Chinspot Batis			~30%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			~10%
17	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	6	~30%
	Pale Batis			~10%
	Short-tailed Batis			~10%
	Pygmy Batis			~10%
	Eastern Black-headed Batis			~10%
	Chinspot Batis			<5%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
18	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~30%
	Chinspot Batis			~30%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			~10%
19	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~30%
	Western Black-headed Batis			~10%
	Chinspot Batis			~10%
	Pygmy Batis			~10%
	Gray-headed Batis			~10%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
20	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	4	~30%
	Chinspot Batis			~20%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			~10%
	Cape Batis			Insufficient data
	Pale Batis			Insufficient data
21	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10	~30%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			~20%
	Chinspot Batis			~10%
	Western Black-headed Batis			~10%
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			<5%
	African Shrike-flycatcher			<5%
	Chestnut Wattle-eye			<5%
	Jameson's Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
	Rwenzori Batis			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
	Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
22	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	7	~30%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			~20%
	Western Black-headed Batis			~10%
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			Insufficient data
	Chinspot Batis			~10%
	African Shrike-flycatcher			Insufficient data
	Gray-headed Batis			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
23	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	~30%
	Chinspot Batis			~30%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			~10%
	Woodwards' Batis			Insufficient data
24	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	6	~30%
	Pale Batis			~20%
	Chinspot Batis			~10%
	Cape Batis			<5%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			Insufficient data
	Woodwards' Batis			Insufficient data
25	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	Chinspot Batis			~30%
26	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	~30%
	Pygmy Batis			~20%
	Chinspot Batis			~10%
	Eastern Black-headed Batis			~10%
	Short-tailed Batis			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
27	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~30%
	Chinspot Batis			~20%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			~10%
	Western Black-headed Batis			<5%
28	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~30%
	Eastern Black-headed Batis			~10%
	Chinspot Batis			~10%
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			~10%
	Pygmy Batis			Insufficient data
29	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Pygmy Batis			~30%
	Chinspot Batis			<5%
30	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~30%
	Chinspot Batis			~30%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
31	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~30%
	Chinspot Batis			~30%
	Cape Batis			<5%
32	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~30%
	Chinspot Batis			~20%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			~10%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
33	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~30%
	Chinspot Batis			~30%
34	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Chinspot Batis			~20%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
35	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~20%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			~10%
	Chinspot Batis			Insufficient data
	Eastern Black-headed Batis			Insufficient data
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			Insufficient data
36	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Cape Batis			~20%
37	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~20%
	Chinspot Batis			~20%
38	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~20%
	Chinspot Batis			~10%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
39	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Chinspot Batis			~20%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
40	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~20%
	Chinspot Batis			~10%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
	Pygmy Batis			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
41	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~20%
	Cape Batis			~10%
	Chinspot Batis			<5%
	Pririt Batis			<5%
42	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	~20%
	Chinspot Batis			~10%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
43	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Pririt Batis			~10%
44	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~10%
	Pririt Batis			~10%
	White-tailed Shrike			<5%
45	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~10%
	Chinspot Batis			~10%
	Pririt Batis			Insufficient data
46	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~10%
	Chinspot Batis			~10%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
	Pygmy Batis			Insufficient data
	Short-tailed Batis			Insufficient data
47	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	~10%
	Pririt Batis			~10%
	Chinspot Batis			<5%
	White-tailed Shrike			Insufficient data
48	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Chinspot Batis			~10%
49	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Chinspot Batis			~10%
	Pygmy Batis			Insufficient data
50	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Chinspot Batis			~10%
	Short-tailed Batis			Insufficient data
51	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~10%
	Chinspot Batis			~10%
52	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	Pygmy Batis			<5%
	Chinspot Batis			<5%
53	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Cape Batis			Insufficient data