How big is a Pririt Batis?

The Pririt Batis is a tiny sized bird weighing about 9 g.

Where can you see a Pririt Batis?

The Pririt Batis occurs in 4 countries, including South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Angola.

What birds look similar to a Pririt Batis?

The Pririt Batis is most easily confused with the Cape Batis, the Senegal Batis and the Pale Batis.

Is the Pririt Batis endangered?

The Pririt Batis is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Pririt Batis

Batis pririt

Wattle-eyes and Batises · Passeriformes · Uncommon

The Pririt Batis (Batis pririt) is a uncommon wattle-eyes and batis found in 4 countries, weighing about 9 g. The pririt batis also known as the pririt puff-back flycatcher or pririt puffback, is a small passerine bird in the wattle-eye family.

Least ConcernUncommonEats invertebrateswoodlandcup nest9 g

Pririt Batis (Batis pririt), photo 1 — Photo: le0p0ld_d · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pririt Batis (Batis pririt), photo 2 — Photo: le0p0ld_d · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pririt Batis (Batis pririt), photo 3 — Photo: le0p0ld_d · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pririt Batis (Batis pririt), photo 4 — Photo: le0p0ld_d · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pririt Batis (Batis pririt), photo 5 — Photo: le0p0ld_d · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pririt Batis (Batis pririt), photo 6 — Photo: Ryan van Huyssteen · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pririt Batis (Batis pririt), photo 7 — Photo: Ryan van Huyssteen · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pririt Batis (Batis pririt), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Christiaan Viljoen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Pririt Batis (Batis pririt), photo 9 — Photo: (c) scaup, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Pririt Batis (Batis pririt), photo 10 — Photo: (c) scaup, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Pririt Batis

The pririt batis also known as the pririt puff-back flycatcher or pririt puffback, is a small passerine bird in the wattle-eye family. It is resident in Southern Africa and southwestern Angola.

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Where it lives

South Africa Namibia Botswana Angola

When to see it

The Pririt Batis can be seen all year round, with peak activity in September. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Pririt Batis look like?: The pririt batis also known as the pririt puff-back flycatcher or pririt puffback, is a small passerine bird in the wattle-eye family.
How big is a Pririt Batis?: The Pririt Batis is a tiny sized bird weighing about 9 g.
Where can you see a Pririt Batis?: The Pririt Batis occurs in 4 countries, including South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Angola.
What birds look similar to a Pririt Batis?: The Pririt Batis is most easily confused with the Cape Batis, the Senegal Batis and the Pale Batis.
Is the Pririt Batis endangered?: The Pririt Batis is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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