Chinspot batis
Introduction: Chinspot batises (Batis molitor) prefer savannah woodland dominated by Acacia trees as well as broad-leaved woodland with miombo and mopane trees. Although they are usually observed singly or in pairs, groups of over 12 are common in the months preceding the breeding season.
Distribution: North and north-eastern Namibia including Etosha National Park, Kaudom Game Park, Caprivi Strip, Okavango Delta and Moremi Game Reserve.
Diet: Forage around leafy trees inside open tree-canopies for flies and beetles, small wasps and grasshoppers and froghoppers.
Description: Small, flycatcher-like bird with a short bill, long and slender tarsi with a mainly black, white and grey plumage. Batis is an unidentified worm-eating bird mentioned by Aristotle.
Breeding: A well-built cup made from fine grass stems and bark and bound with spider web is constructed from September to February. 1 to 4 eggs are incubated over a period of 18 days.
Size: 12cm.
Weight: 12g.
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