Pale Batis
Pale Batis

Pale Batis

Batis soror

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

The pale batis (Batis soror), also known as the Mozambique batis or East coast batis, is a species of small bird in the wattle-eyes family, Platysteiridae. It occurs in eastern Africa, mostly in lowland miombo woodland. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Batis sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 262 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park

Short-tailed Batis
LC

Short-tailed Batis

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Batis mixta

5–10% · With luck
Pygmy Batis
LC

Pygmy Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis perkeo

5–10% · With luck
Eastern Black-headed Batis
LC

Eastern Black-headed Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis minor

5–10% · With luck
Chinspot Batis
LC

Chinspot Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis molitor

<5% · Rare
Black-throated Wattle-eye
LC

Black-throated Wattle-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platysteira peltata

<5% · Rare
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

50–60% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

40–50% · Likely
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

30–40% · Possible
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

30–40% · Possible
Parrot-billed Sparrow
LC

Parrot-billed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer gongonensis

30–40% · Possible
Northern White-crowned Shrike
LC

Northern White-crowned Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurocephalus ruppelli

30–40% · Possible
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
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 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
2 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
4 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pale Batis in Tsavo East National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Batis sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 262 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pale Batis in Tsavo East National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Pale Batis in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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