Pygmy Batis

Batis perkeo Neumann, 1907

8–9 cmLength6.9 gWeight

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.

Busiest months: January and November · Most records: Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Pygmy Batis has been recorded at 38 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Lake BaringoKenya205 records
Samburu NRKenya179 records
Lake Baringo – West ShoreKenya160 records

More places

Lake Baringo – Inshore Cliffs and surroundsKenya131 records
Buffalo Springs NRKenya118 records
Engikaret Lark PlainsTanzania80 records
Tsavo West NPKenya63 records
Engikaret Lark Plains – Acacia Scrub to SouthTanzania47 records
Lake Bogoria NRKenya46 records
Buffalo Springs NR – Samburu Simba LodgeKenya44 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Kenya Tanzania Ethiopia Uganda Somalia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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Questions

How big is the Pygmy Batis?

The Pygmy Batis is about 8–9 cm long and weighs around 6.9 g.

Where does the Pygmy Batis live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southeastern South Sudan, southern Ethiopia and Somalia to northern Tanzania. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.