Senegal Batis

Batis senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

10 cmLength9.6 gWeight

The Senegal batis (Batis senegalensis) is a species of small passerine bird in the wattle-eyes family, Platysteiridae.

Busiest months: March · Most records: Ghana, Senegal, Gambia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Senegal Batis has been recorded at 64 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 12 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Mole NP – Mole Hotel & waterholeGhana193 records
Mole NPGhana150 records
Shai Hills Resource ReserveGhana143 records

More places

Amurum Forest ReserveNigeria133 records
Mole NP – Samole Loop & waterholeGhana103 records
Campement de WassadouSenegal76 records
Mole NP – Asibey Loop/Haraba track vicinityGhana71 records
Shai Hills RR – Kandra RouteGhana54 records
Mole NP – Samole loopGhana50 records
TujerengGambia49 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Ghana Senegal Gambia Nigeria Cameroon Niger Côte d’Ivoire Benin

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 Senegal batis (Batis senegalensis) is a species of small passerine bird in the wattle-eyes family, Platysteiridae. It occurs in western Africa where it is found in dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It was originally given the binomial name Muscicapa senegalensis by Carl Linnaeus in 1766.

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Questions

How big is the Senegal Batis?

The Senegal Batis is about 10 cm long and weighs around 9.6 g.

Where does the Senegal Batis live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southern Mauritania to Sierra Leone and east to Niger, Chad and Cameroon. It is most often recorded in Ghana, Senegal and Gambia.