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Chinspot Batis

Batis molitor (Küster, HC 1850)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor Richard White 2025-07-21 Ndlovumzi Nature Reserve, Hoedspruit, Phalaborwa (South Africa) (460 m) call -

'Three blind mice' call

1023581
xeno-canto.org
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor Faustin Mugiraneza 2026-03-14 , Ouest (Rwanda)   -   653137226
macaulaylibrary.org
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor Marc Anderson 2023-08-31 Manyeleti Game Reserve, Mhala (South Africa) (360 m) song - [sono] 877627
xeno-canto.org
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor Tony Archer 2020-02-08 City of Matlosana, Southern DC, North West, Klerksdorp (South Africa) (1400 m) adult, call, male -

Two slightly different calls f a Chinspot Batis in scattered thorn trees.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

526371
xeno-canto.org
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor Marc Anderson 2023-09-10 Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Tuli (Botswana) (550 m) call, song - [sono] 878072
xeno-canto.org
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor palliditergum Frank Lambert 2015-11-26 Dzalanyama Forest Reserve, southern access road, Central Region, Lilongwe (Malawi) (1200 m) call, male -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

298439
xeno-canto.org
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor Dries Van de Loock 2021-03-07 Samala Camp, Manu Gate North Luangwa NP, Northern Province, Northern (pre-2011) (Zambia) (1200 m) call -

bird-seen:yes

660647
xeno-canto.org
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor palliditergum Mark Harper 2013-04-07 Save Valley Conservancy, Masvingo (Zimbabwe) (550 m) call -

A male about 10 metres high. The majority is a call I heard less frequently than the call that can be heard at 44 seconds

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

131615
xeno-canto.org
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor African Bioacoustics Community 2026-05-17 Kruger Park (near Skukuza), Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, Witrivier (South Africa) (280 m) call -

250HP. -3dB normalised.

Recordist - A.Karamitsos

1149023
xeno-canto.org
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor Tony Archer 2022-02-26 City of Matlosana (near Klerksdorp), Southern DC, North West, Klerksdorp (South Africa) (1400 m) Cattle, adult, call, male, sex uncertain -

Well wooded kloof along steep hillside

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

704631
xeno-canto.org
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor Dries Van de Loock 2021-03-07 Samala Camp, Manu Gate North Luangwa NP, Northern Province, Northern (pre-2011) (Zambia) (1200 m) call -

High 'snapping' sound

bird-seen:yes

660648
xeno-canto.org
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor Dries Van de Loock 2023-11-29 Mutinondo Wilderness area, Northern Province, Mpika (Zambia) (1500 m) begging call, call -

Adults + begging juvenile (continuous soft, rasping calls between typical AD calls)

854358
xeno-canto.org
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor Tony Archer 2019-12-16 City of Matlosana, Southern DC, North West, Klerksdorp (South Africa) (1400 m) song -

Calling from thick bush along koppie.

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

512186
xeno-canto.org
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor Tim Cockcroft 2022-06-04 Fish River war graves, Bathurst district, Eastern Cape, Bathurst (South Africa) (150 m) alarm call, male, song -

Singing from a tree top in fairly open bush, then giving croaking notes.

bird-seen:yes

729124
xeno-canto.org
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor Tony Archer 2022-04-03 City of Matlosana (near Klerksdorp), Southern DC, North West, Klerksdorp (South Africa) (1400 m) adult, call, female, humans, male, song -

Calling from well-developed Woodland against steep hill.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

712839
xeno-canto.org
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor Peter Boesman 2016-09-12 Mutinondo Wilderness area, Northern Province, Northern (pre-2011) (Zambia) call - [sono] 338955
xeno-canto.org
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor Tim Cockcroft 2021-05-23 Fish River war graves, Bathurst district, Eastern Cape, Bathurst (South Africa) (150 m) adult, call, male, song -

Calling with not so often heard four notes instead of the usual 2-3 notes, from the top of a tree in dense scrub, then flying off. One sequence even has 5 notes.

bird-seen:yes

650946
xeno-canto.org
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor puella Frank Lambert 2017-11-10 Arusha National Park, Small Momela Lake, Arumeru, Arusha Region, Arusha (Tanzania) (1400 m) call -

Two call types given by male

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

430129
xeno-canto.org
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor Roger McNeill 2024-07-02 , Mpumalanga (South Africa)   -   652575086
macaulaylibrary.org
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor palliditergum Claus Fischer 20-03-2011 Xugana Island, Okavango Delta, North-West (incl. Chobe) (Botswana) (1000 m) song (A) - 74625
xeno-canto.org
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor African Bioacoustics Community 2024-02-22 Kruger Park (near Sabie Park), Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, Pelgrimsrus (South Africa) (260 m)   -

Recordist: Nathalia Serpa

700Hz high pass filter, -3dB normalised, audio split

1007486
xeno-canto.org
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor Hans Matheve 2021-12-09 Mwekera College Forest, Copperbelt Province, Ndola (Zambia) (1200 m) call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

699528
xeno-canto.org
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor Albert Lastukhin 2023-12-21 Dududu (near Emahlathini), Ugu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, Umzinto (South Africa) (240 m) call - [sono] 895351
xeno-canto.org
Chinspot Batis - Batis molitor Marc Anderson 2023-09-02 Makhado Local Municipality (near Louis Trichardt), Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, Soutpansberg (South Africa) (1100 m) song - [sono] 876486
xeno-canto.org
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