The Chinspot Batis, Batis molitor, is a songbird from the southern two-thirds of the African continent. It is quite common and lives in most types of habitats there.
They are primarily insect eaters hawking insects from a perch or hunting them on the ground.
Classification:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Platysteiridae
Genus: Batis
Species: B. molitor
Photos:
Chinspot Batis (female)
"Marloth Park, South Africa"
Photo courtesy of Jumbo22
Chinspot Batis (male)
"Marloth Park, South Africa"
Photo courtesy of Jumbo22
Ed. Note: It’s pretty special that Jumbo22 was able to get a good close photo of each sex when I could only find one other photo that I could post here - total.
