Chinspot Batis

Chinspot Batis

Batis molitor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Gorongosa National Park
28 Verified records at Gorongosa National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The chinspot batis (Batis molitor) is a small songbird of the genus Batis in the family Platysteiridae which is a common and widespread species in the woodlands of southern Africa from the Eastern Cape north to 3°N in southern Kenya and Gabon. It forms a superspecies with other rather similar members of the genus Batis. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Chinspot Batis sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
30–40
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
3 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
4 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
5 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
6 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
7 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
8 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
9 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
10 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
11 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
12 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
13 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
20–30%
14 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
15 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
16 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
17 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
18 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
19 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
20 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
21 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
22 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
23 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
24 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
25 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
26 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
27 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
28 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
29 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
30 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
31 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
32 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
33 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
34 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
35 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
36 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
37 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
38 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
39 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
40 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
41 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
42 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
43 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
44 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
45 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
46 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Chinspot Batis in Gorongosa National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Chinspot Batis sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Chinspot Batis in Gorongosa National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Chinspot Batis in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.

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