Chinspot batis

Batis molitor

The Chinspot batis (Batis molitor) is a bird found in South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe. Woods and gardens in southern Africa. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Batis molitor
Region	Africa
Found in	South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe

🏡 Where the Chinspot batis lives

Woods and gardens in southern Africa.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 Males have a black chest band; females have a rusty one.

Hear the Chinspot batis

Recorded by African Bioacoustics Community (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1149023. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Chinspot batis

Where does the Chinspot batis live?

The Chinspot batis lives in South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe. Woods and gardens in southern Africa.

What does the Chinspot batis eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Chinspot batis endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.