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Gray-headed Batis

Batis orientalis · Platysteiridae · Passeriformes

Best monthsFeb · Nov–Decmost records
Records1,532in 6 countries
Most seen inEthiopia1,344 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About

Gray-headed Batis in brief

The gray-headed batis (Batis orientalis) is a bird of the Platysteiridae family — species of bird.

Across the 6 countries we cover it has 1,532 published records, most of them from Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in February, November and December and fall to their lowest in August and September.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Ethiopia1,344 records · best Dec, Nov
Somalia93 records · best Jan, Feb
Djibouti34 records · best Mar, Jan
Central African Republic26 records · best Mar, Dec
Chad22 records · best Mar, May
Eritrea13 records · best Nov, Mar
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.