Pygmy Batis

Pygmy Batis

Batis perkeo

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

The pygmy batis (Batis perkeo) is a very small insectivorous bird which finds its food foraging among leaves, it is a member of the wattle-eyes family, the Platysteiridae. It occurs in the dry savannahs of north-eastern Africa. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy Batis sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 135 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park

Pale Batis
LC

Pale Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis soror

10–20% · With luck
Short-tailed Batis
LC

Short-tailed Batis

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Batis mixta

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

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
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 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
2 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
4 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
5 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
6 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
7 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
8 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
9 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
11 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy Batis sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 135 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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