Eastern Black-headed Batis
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Eastern Black-headed Batis

Batis minor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Meru National Park
15 Verified records at Meru National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The eastern black-headed batis (Batis minor) is a passerine bird in the family Platysteiridae from eastern Africa. It was formerly treated as conspecific with the western black-headed batis. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Black-headed Batis sighting in Meru National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Meru National Park

Chinspot Batis
LC

Chinspot Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis molitor

5–10% · With luck
Pygmy Batis
LC

Pygmy Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis perkeo

Insufficient data
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
LC

Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bias musicus

5–10% · With luck
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

80–90% · Very likely
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dinemellia dinemelli

80–90% · Very likely
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

80–90% · Very likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

70–80% · Very likely
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bubalornis niger

70–80% · Very likely
Northern White-crowned Shrike
LC

Northern White-crowned Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurocephalus ruppelli

60–70% · Likely
Chestnut Weaver
LC

Chestnut Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus rubiginosus

60–70% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Long-tailed Fiscal
LC

Long-tailed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius cabanisi

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
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 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
2 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
3 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
4 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
5 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
6 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Black-headed Batis in Meru National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Black-headed Batis sighting in Meru National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Eastern Black-headed Batis in Meru National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Black-headed Batis in Meru National Park in our monthly data.

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