Batis erlangeri
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In 3 days ~10%
The western black-headed batis (Batis erlangeri) or Von Erlanger's batis, is a species of passerine bird in the wattle-eye family Platysteiridae. It is found over an extensive area of central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and moist savanna. It was formerly treated as conspecific with the eastern black-headed batis (Batis minor).
Two subspecies are recognised: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addis Ababa | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Western Black-headed Batis sighting in Addis Ababa on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 101st most-seen of the 109 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Black-headed Batis in Addis Ababa on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months. That is one of Addis Ababa's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against 10 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Black-headed Batis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Addis Ababa, in our data
Addis Ababa is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Western Black-headed Batis sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Western Black-headed Batis that you can see in Addis Ababa (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Brown-rumped Seedeater (about 80%), Pied Crow (about 80%) and Baglafecht Weaver (about 80%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Black-headed Batis is recorded against all the birds logged in Addis Ababa (5 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
