Pririt Batis
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Pririt Batis

Batis pririt

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Etosha National Park
114 Verified records at Etosha National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The pririt batis (Batis pririt) also known as the pririt puff-back flycatcher or pririt puffback, is a small passerine bird in the wattle-eye family. It is resident in Southern Africa and southwestern Angola. It is a small stout insect-eating bird, found in dry broadleaf woodland and thorn scrub. The nest is a small neat cup low in a tree or bush. The pririt batis is strikingly patterned. The adult male has a dark grey crown and back, black eye mask and white throat. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Pririt Batis sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 114 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park

Chinspot Batis
LC

Chinspot Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis molitor

<5% · Rare
White-tailed Shrike
LC

White-tailed Shrike

Bird

Lanioturdus torquatus

Insufficient data
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

80–90% · Very likely
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
LC

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis nitens

60–70% · Likely
African Red-eyed Bulbul
LC

African Red-eyed Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus nigricans

60–70% · Likely
Cape Crow
LC

Cape Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus capensis

40–50% · Likely
Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

40–50% · Likely
Mariqua Flycatcher
LC

Mariqua Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bradornis mariquensis

40–50% · Likely
Sabota Lark
LC

Sabota Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calendulauda sabota

40–50% · Likely
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

40–50% · Likely
Red-headed Finch
LC

Red-headed Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amadina erythrocephala

30–40% · Possible
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
LC

Southern Gray-headed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer diffusus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
50–60%
2 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
4 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
5 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
6 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
7 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pririt Batis in Etosha National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Pririt Batis sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 114 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pririt Batis in Etosha National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Pririt Batis in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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