Genus

turtleweeds

Batis

13 species in our catalog · found in 53 parks

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

Species in this group

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Batis pririt

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Batis molitor

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Batis capensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

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

Batis erlangeri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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 turtleweeds

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