bird · Passeriformes · Platysteiridae

Cape Batis

Batis capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) — also called CABA, Cape Batis (Gray-mantled), Cape Flycatcher. Occurrence records of the Cape Batis are shared on GBIF from around 124 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Garden Route National Park (2 343 records), in 6 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernPlatysteiridae

124reserves with records

21 571records around them

6provinces

LCIUCN category

Cape Batis (Batis capensis) — Photo: Oom Kosie at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	2 343
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 483
Springside Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 421
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	1 383
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	931
Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	881
Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	881
DONKIN RESERVENature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	879
East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	634
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	589
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	550
Wilderness National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	545
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	418
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	402
Constantia NekNature reserve	WC Western Cape	371
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	368
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	353
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	352
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	320
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	299
Woodbush Forest ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	290
Tsitsikamma National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	277
Tsitsikamma Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	277
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	258
Platbos Forest ReserveForest reserve	WC Western Cape	237
Ferncliffe Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	229
Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	210
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	205
Royal Natal National ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	202
CederbergProtected area	WC Western Cape	199
Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	196
Oribi GorgeProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	191
Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve	WC Western Cape	191
Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	189
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	177
Barberton Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	158
Impeleshu Forest ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	115
Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	112
Jonkershoek Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	105
Goukamma Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	92
SANP Garden Of EdenNature reserve	WC Western Cape	91
Nyosi Wildlife ReservePrivate game reserve	EC Eastern Cape	90
Nahoon Estuary Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	88
Dassie TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	88
Wellington ParkNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	88
Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	79
Elsewhere Game ReservePrivate game reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	77
Greyton Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	76
Keurboomsrivier NatuurreservaatNature reserve	WC Western Cape	73
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve	WC Western Cape	69
Elephant Sanctuary Plettenberg Bay 🐘Wildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	66
Jubilee Creek Picnic SiteNature reserve	WC Western Cape	59
Plettenberg Bay Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	58
Boosmansbos Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	57
Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve	WC Western Cape	56
Sardinia Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	52
Ratombo Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	49
Knysna Elephant ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	45
Paradise ValleyNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	44
Terry Fitzgerald Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	44

and 64 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 59 reserves
Eastern Cape: 26 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 25 reserves
Limpopo: 7 reserves
Mpumalanga: 6 reserves
Free State: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Platysteiridae
Scientific name: Batis capensis
GBIF taxon: 5231178
Wikidata: Q1317375

More of the Platysteiridae family

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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.