Batis orientalis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The grey-headed batis (Batis orientalis) is a species of bird in the wattle-eyes family, Platysteiridae, it was previously classified with the Old World flycatchers in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in eastern and central Africa.
The grey headed batis is a small grey, black and white bird with restless habits. In the adult males the forehead, crown and nape are bluish black, there is a small white loral spot which extends into a long, broad, supercilium, there is a small white patch on the nape and the face mask is glossy black. The mantle and back are dark grey with a tinge of glossy black, the fluffy rump is white and the uppertail coverts are black. The wing is black with a white stripe and the tail is black with white outer tail feathers. The underparts are white, except for a glossy black breast band and blackish underwing coverts. The female is similar to the male but has a chestnut or rufous breast band. It has yellow eyes, a black bill and black legs. The grey-headed batis measures 10–11 cm (3.9–4.3 in) in length and weighs 8.8–13.4 g (0.31–0.47 oz).
It is found in western central and east Africa from Niger and Nigeria... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Batis sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 206th most-seen of the 332 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Batis in Kidepo Valley National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, June–August and October–December, the lowest months. April and May have too few records to rate.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Gray-headed Batis sightings, Kidepo Valley National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Awash National Park (Ethiopia, about 30%).
Same genus: Batis
The closest relatives of the Gray-headed Batis that you can see in Kidepo Valley National Park (genus Batis, turtleweeds) are Western Black-headed Batis (about 10%), Chinspot Batis (about 10%) and Pygmy Batis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray-headed Batis is recorded against all the birds logged in Kidepo Valley National Park (22 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
