Family

Wattle-eyes and Batises

Platysteiridae

21 species in our catalog · found in 53 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Batis pririt

Bias musicus

Batis molitor

Batis capensis

Dyaphorophyia castanea

Platysteira cyanea

Platysteira jamesoni

Batis orientalis

Batis diops

Batis perkeo

Batis fratrum

Batis soror

Batis senegalensis

Batis minor

Batis mixta

Megabyas flammulatus

Batis erlangeri

Platysteira peltata

Platysteira concreta

Lanioturdus torquatus

<5% · Rare

Batis ituriensis

<5% · Rare

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

20–30

Feb

10–20

Mar

20–30

Apr

20–30

May

10–20

Jun

20–30

Jul

20–30

Aug

20–30

Sep

20–30

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Wattle-eyes and Batises

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	P(≥1)
1	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	9	70–80%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			30–40%
	Chinspot Batis			20–30%
	Rwenzori Batis			20–30%
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			10–20%
	Chestnut Wattle-eye			10–20%
	African Shrike-flycatcher			5–10%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
	Western Black-headed Batis			Insufficient data
	Jameson's Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
2	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	8	70–80%
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			40–50%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			30–40%
	Chestnut Wattle-eye			10–20%
	African Shrike-flycatcher			10–20%
	Jameson's Wattle-eye			<5%
	Chinspot Batis			<5%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
	Rwenzori Batis			Insufficient data
3	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	9	60–70%
	Chestnut Wattle-eye			30–40%
	Jameson's Wattle-eye			30–40%
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			10–20%
	African Shrike-flycatcher			<5%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
	Ituri Batis			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
	Western Black-headed Batis			Insufficient data
	Chinspot Batis			Insufficient data
4	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	50–60%
	Pririt Batis			50–60%
5	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	9	50–60%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			20–30%
	Chinspot Batis			10–20%
	Rwenzori Batis			10–20%
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			5–10%
	Chestnut Wattle-eye			5–10%
	African Shrike-flycatcher			<5%
	Western Black-headed Batis			<5%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
	Jameson's Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
6	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	50–60%
	Chinspot Batis			30–40%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			10–20%
	Short-tailed Batis			10–20%
7	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	50–60%
	Rwenzori Batis			20–30%
	Chinspot Batis			20–30%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			5–10%
	Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye			<5%
8	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2	40–50%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			30–40%
	Senegal Batis			20–30%
9	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	40–50%
	Pale Batis			20–30%
	Chinspot Batis			10–20%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			5–10%
	Eastern Black-headed Batis			5–10%
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			5–10%
10	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	40–50%
	Chinspot Batis			40–50%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
	Cape Batis			<5%
11	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	40–50%
	Cape Batis			40–50%
	Chinspot Batis			Insufficient data
	Pririt Batis			Insufficient data
12	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	30–40%
	Eastern Black-headed Batis			20–30%
	Short-tailed Batis			10–20%
	Pygmy Batis			5–10%
	Chinspot Batis			<5%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			Insufficient data
13	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	30–40%
	Woodwards' Batis			20–30%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			10–20%
	Chinspot Batis			5–10%
	Cape Batis			Insufficient data
14	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	3	30–40%
	Gray-headed Batis			30–40%
	Western Black-headed Batis			5–10%
	Pygmy Batis			Insufficient data
15	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	30–40%
	Rwenzori Batis			20–30%
	Chinspot Batis			10–20%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
16	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	30–40%
	Chinspot Batis			20–30%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			5–10%
17	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	6	30–40%
	Pale Batis			10–20%
	Short-tailed Batis			5–10%
	Pygmy Batis			5–10%
	Eastern Black-headed Batis			5–10%
	Chinspot Batis			<5%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
18	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	30–40%
	Chinspot Batis			20–30%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			5–10%
19	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	30–40%
	Western Black-headed Batis			10–20%
	Chinspot Batis			10–20%
	Pygmy Batis			5–10%
	Gray-headed Batis			5–10%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
20	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	4	30–40%
	Chinspot Batis			20–30%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			10–20%
	Cape Batis			Insufficient data
	Pale Batis			Insufficient data
21	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10	30–40%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			10–20%
	Chinspot Batis			5–10%
	Western Black-headed Batis			5–10%
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			<5%
	African Shrike-flycatcher			<5%
	Chestnut Wattle-eye			<5%
	Jameson's Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
	Rwenzori Batis			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
	Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
22	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	7	30–40%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			10–20%
	Western Black-headed Batis			5–10%
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			Insufficient data
	Chinspot Batis			5–10%
	African Shrike-flycatcher			Insufficient data
	Gray-headed Batis			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
23	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	30–40%
	Chinspot Batis			20–30%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			5–10%
	Woodwards' Batis			Insufficient data
24	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	6	30–40%
	Pale Batis			10–20%
	Chinspot Batis			10–20%
	Cape Batis			<5%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			Insufficient data
	Woodwards' Batis			Insufficient data
25	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	30–40%
	Chinspot Batis			30–40%
26	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	20–30%
	Pygmy Batis			10–20%
	Chinspot Batis			5–10%
	Eastern Black-headed Batis			5–10%
	Short-tailed Batis			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
27	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	20–30%
	Chinspot Batis			20–30%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			10–20%
	Western Black-headed Batis			<5%
28	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	20–30%
	Eastern Black-headed Batis			10–20%
	Chinspot Batis			5–10%
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			5–10%
	Pygmy Batis			Insufficient data
29	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	20–30%
	Pygmy Batis			20–30%
	Chinspot Batis			<5%
30	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	20–30%
	Chinspot Batis			20–30%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
31	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	20–30%
	Chinspot Batis			20–30%
	Cape Batis			<5%
32	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	20–30%
	Chinspot Batis			10–20%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			5–10%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
33	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	20–30%
	Chinspot Batis			20–30%
34	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	20–30%
	Chinspot Batis			20–30%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
35	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	20–30%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			10–20%
	Chinspot Batis			Insufficient data
	Eastern Black-headed Batis			Insufficient data
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			Insufficient data
36	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	10–20%
	Cape Batis			10–20%
37	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	10–20%
	Chinspot Batis			10–20%
38	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	10–20%
	Chinspot Batis			10–20%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
39	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	2	10–20%
	African Shrike-flycatcher			10–20%
	Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
40	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	10–20%
	Chinspot Batis			10–20%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
41	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	10–20%
	Chinspot Batis			10–20%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
	Pygmy Batis			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			Insufficient data
42	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	10–20%
	Cape Batis			10–20%
	Chinspot Batis			<5%
	Pririt Batis			<5%
43	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	10–20%
	Chinspot Batis			10–20%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
44	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	10–20%
	Pririt Batis			10–20%
45	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	10–20%
	Pririt Batis			10–20%
	White-tailed Shrike			<5%
46	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	10–20%
	Chinspot Batis			10–20%
	Pririt Batis			Insufficient data
47	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	10–20%
	Chinspot Batis			10–20%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
	Pygmy Batis			Insufficient data
	Short-tailed Batis			Insufficient data
48	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	10–20%
	Pririt Batis			5–10%
	Chinspot Batis			<5%
	White-tailed Shrike			Insufficient data
49	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	5–10%
	Chinspot Batis			5–10%
50	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	5–10%
	Chinspot Batis			5–10%
	Pygmy Batis			Insufficient data
51	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	5–10%
	Chinspot Batis			5–10%
	Short-tailed Batis			Insufficient data
52	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	5–10%
	Chinspot Batis			5–10%
53	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	Pygmy Batis			<5%
	Chinspot Batis			<5%

Wattle-eyes and Batises

Species in this group

Pririt Batis

Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

Chinspot Batis

Cape Batis

Chestnut Wattle-eye

Brown-throated Wattle-eye

Jameson's Wattle-eye

Gray-headed Batis

Rwenzori Batis

Pygmy Batis

Woodwards' Batis

Pale Batis

Senegal Batis

Eastern Black-headed Batis

Short-tailed Batis

African Shrike-flycatcher

Western Black-headed Batis

Black-throated Wattle-eye

Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye

White-tailed Shrike

Ituri Batis

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Wattle-eyes and Batises

Parks Ranked