
The chinspot batis (Batis molitor) is a small songbird of the genus Batis in the family Platysteiridae which is a common and widespread species in the woodlands of southern Africa from the Eastern Cape north to 3°N in southern Kenya and Gabon.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 1,276 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Mpumalanga and beyond
Provinces where Chinspot Batis is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,277 records, iNaturalist
10+ resultaten in Zuid-Afrika
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Chinspot Batis: door gastheren waargenomen in of bij Kruger National Park.
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Uw eigen auto en tempo, op de wegen van het park.
Waar gastheren de soort waarnemen
Soort
Batis molitor
Waarnemingen
1 277
iNaturalist-waarnemingen
Elke boeking op Spekboom steunt natuurbehoud.
Een waarneming betekent dat een gastheer de Chinspot Batis op of bij het terrein heeft gezien. Een waarneming is nooit gegarandeerd.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Chinspot Batis at stays in or beside Kruger National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The Chinspot Batis is most recorded in Mpumalanga (31% of records), Limpopo (28% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (22% of records), based on 1 277 iNaturalist observations. 18 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Chinspot Batis on site or nearby.
The Chinspot Batis is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
The chinspot batis (Batis molitor) is a small songbird of the genus Batis in the family Platysteiridae which is a common and widespread species in the woodlands of southern Africa from the Eastern Cape north to 3°N in southern Kenya and Gabon. It forms a superspecies with other rather similar members of the genus Batis.