Pygmy Batis

Pygmy Batis

Batis perkeo

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Mkomazi National Park
19 Verified records at Mkomazi National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The pygmy batis (Batis perkeo) is a very small insectivorous bird which finds its food foraging among leaves, it is a member of the wattle-eyes family, the Platysteiridae. It occurs in the dry savannahs of north-eastern Africa. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy Batis sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park

Eastern Black-headed Batis
LC

Eastern Black-headed Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis minor

20–30% · Possible
Short-tailed Batis
LC

Short-tailed Batis

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Batis mixta

10–20% · With luck
Chinspot Batis
LC

Chinspot Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis molitor

<5% · Rare
Black-throated Wattle-eye
LC

Black-throated Wattle-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platysteira peltata

Insufficient data
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
LC

Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bias musicus

Insufficient data
Usambara Double-collared Sunbird
LC

Usambara Double-collared Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cinnyris usambaricus

60–70% · Likely
African Dusky Flycatcher
LC

African Dusky Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa adusta

50–60% · Likely
Black Sawwing
LC

Black Sawwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

50–60% · Likely
Bar-throated Apalis
LC

Bar-throated Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis thoracica

40–50% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

40–50% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

40–50% · Likely
White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher
LC

White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elminia albonotata

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
2 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
4 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
5 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
6 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
7 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
8 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
9 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
11 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pygmy Batis in Mkomazi National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy Batis sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pygmy Batis in Mkomazi National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Pygmy Batis in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.

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