Where to see
Batis molitor
uMkhuze Game Reserve leads · 18 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Chinspot Batis during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 9 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 13 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 14 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 17 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 18 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
uMkhuze Game Reserve
In uMkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Chinspot Batis sighting on a given day, the highest of the 18 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kruger National Park and more
After uMkhuze Game Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Chinspot Batis are in Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 40%), Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 30%) and Lower Zambezi National Park (Zambia, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April in uMkhuze Game Reserve (about 70%), January–February and October in Kruger National Park (about 50%) and March in Arusha National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Chinspot Batis on a given day. Each park's Chinspot Batis page has the full month-by-month chart.
