Cape Batis
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Cape Batis

Batis capensis

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

The Cape batis (Batis capensis) is a small, stout insect-eating passerine bird in the wattle-eye family. It is endemic to the Afromontane forests of southern Africa. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Batis sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 935 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park

Red-winged Starling
LC

Red-winged Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus morio

70–80% · Very likely
🐦 No photo available
LC

Cape White-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zosterops virens

70–80% · Very likely
Southern Double-collared Sunbird
LC

Southern Double-collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris chalybeus

70–80% · Very likely
Cape Bulbul
LC

Cape Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus capensis

50–60% · Likely
Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

40–50% · Likely
Karoo Prinia
LC

Karoo Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia maculosa

40–50% · Likely
Olive Thrush
LC

Olive Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus olivaceus

40–50% · Likely
European Starling
LC Endemic

European Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sturnus vulgaris

40–50% · Likely
Cape Canary
LC

Cape Canary

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Serinus canicollis

30–40% · Possible
Cape Sparrow
LC Endemic

Cape Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer melanurus

30–40% · Possible
Cape Wagtail
LC

Cape Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla capensis

30–40% · Possible
Malachite Sunbird
LC

Malachite Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nectarinia famosa

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
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 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
2 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
4 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
7 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
8 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Batis in Table Mountain National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Batis sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 935 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Cape Batis in Table Mountain National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Cape Batis in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.

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