Bird
Chinspot Batis
Batis molitor · Platysteiridae · Passeriformes
Best monthsAug · Oct–Novmost records
Records181,910in 16 countries
Most seen inSouth Africa129,564 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Chinspot Batis in brief
The chinspot batis (Batis molitor) is a bird of the Platysteiridae family — species of bird.
Across the 16 countries we cover it has 181,910 published records, most of them from South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in August, October and November.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
South Africa129,564 records · best Oct, Nov
Kenya18,076 records · best Oct, Nov
Zimbabwe7,641 records · best Nov, Aug
Zambia5,376 records · best Nov, Oct
Tanzania5,013 records · best Oct, Jul
Botswana3,653 records · best Sep, Aug
Uganda3,265 records · best Jul, Aug
Eswatini2,716 records · best Jan, Jul
Namibia2,221 records · best Oct, Sep
Rwanda1,480 records · best Jul, Jun
Malawi1,141 records · best Sep, Oct
Mozambique984 records · best Aug, Oct
Democratic Republic of the Congo461 records · best May, Sep
Angola287 records · best Aug, Sep
Burundi26 records · best Feb, Nov
Lesotho6 records · best Oct, Mar
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.