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 Tsavo East National Park
Pale Batis
Batis soror
Short-tailed Batis
Batis mixta
Pygmy Batis
Batis perkeo
Eastern Black-headed Batis
Batis minor
Black-throated Wattle-eye
Platysteira peltata
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Parrot-billed Sparrow
Passer gongonensis
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
📅 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 Tsavo East National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Chinspot Batis sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 78 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chinspot Batis in Tsavo East National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Chinspot Batis in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.