Cape Batis
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Cape Batis

Batis capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
9 Verified records at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Cape batis (Batis capensis) is a small, stout insect-eating passerine bird in the wattle-eye family. It is endemic to the Afromontane forests of southern Africa. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Batis sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park

Chinspot Batis
LC

Chinspot Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis molitor

20–30% · Possible
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

70–80% · Very likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

70–80% · Very likely
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
LC

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis nitens

60–70% · Likely
Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

60–70% · Likely
Southern Fiscal
LC Endemic

Southern Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collaris

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-fronted Canary
LC

Yellow-fronted Canary

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Crithagra mozambica

40–50% · Likely
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
LC

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus angolensis

40–50% · Likely
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

40–50% · Likely
Black-crowned Tchagra
LC

Black-crowned Tchagra

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tchagra senegalus

30–40% · Possible
Southern Boubou
LC

Southern Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius ferrugineus

30–40% · Possible
White-browed Scrub Robin

White-browed Scrub Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythropygia leucophrys

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
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 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
2 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
4 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
7 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
8 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Batis in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Batis sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Cape Batis in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Cape Batis in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.

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