Family

Wattle-eyes and Batises

Platysteiridae

20 species in our catalog · found in 55 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyPlatysteiridae (Wattle-eyes and Batises)

Species in this group

Batis pririt

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Batis molitor

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Batis capensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Bias musicus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Dyaphorophyia castanea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Platysteira cyanea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Batis minor

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Platysteira jamesoni

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Batis diops

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Batis orientalis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Batis perkeo

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Batis soror

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Batis fratrum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Batis senegalensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Megabyas flammulatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Platysteira peltata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Batis erlangeri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Batis mixta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Platysteira concreta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Batis ituriensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Wattle-eyes and Batises

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

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

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 20	~50%
	Eastern Black-headed Batis			~30%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			~20%
2	Yaoundé	🇨🇲 Cameroon	2 of 20	~40%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			~30%
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			~10%
3	Zanzibar City	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 20	~30%
	Pale Batis			~30%
4	Brazzaville	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 20	~20%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			~20%
5	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 20	~20%
	Chinspot Batis			~20%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
6	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 20	~20%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			~20%
7	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	4 of 20	~20%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			~10%
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			~10%
	Chinspot Batis			<5%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
8	Freetown	🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	2 of 20	~10%
	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher			~10%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			~10%
9	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 20	~10%
	Eastern Black-headed Batis			~10%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			~10%
10	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 20	~10%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
	Chinspot Batis			<5%
	Cape Batis			<5%
11	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 20	~10%
	Chinspot Batis			~10%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
12	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	1 of 20	~10%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			~10%
13	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 20	~10%
	Chinspot Batis			~10%
14	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 20	~10%
	Chinspot Batis			~10%
15	Lagos	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 20	~10%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			~10%
16	Lilongwe	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 20	~10%
	Black-throated Wattle-eye			~10%
17	Monrovia	🇱🇷 Liberia	1 of 20	~10%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			~10%
18	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 20	<5%
	Chinspot Batis			<5%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			<5%
19	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 20	<5%
	Chinspot Batis			<5%
20	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 20	<5%
	Cape Batis			<5%
21	Addis Ababa	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 20	<5%
	Western Black-headed Batis			<5%
22	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 20	<5%
	Brown-throated Wattle-eye			<5%

Wattle-eyes and Batises

Species in this group

Pririt Batis

Chinspot Batis

Cape Batis

Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

Chestnut Wattle-eye

Brown-throated Wattle-eye

Eastern Black-headed Batis

Jameson's Wattle-eye

Rwenzori Batis

Gray-headed Batis

Pygmy Batis

Pale Batis

Woodwards' Batis

Senegal Batis

African Shrike-flycatcher

Black-throated Wattle-eye

Western Black-headed Batis

Short-tailed Batis

Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye

Ituri Batis

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Wattle-eyes and Batises

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked