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Chinspot Batis
Witliesbosbontrokkie · Batis molitor
A small, dumpy flycatcher-like bird with a big-headed look, grey above and white below with a broad black or chestnut breast band. The female adds a distinctive rufous chin-spot. It flits busily through the foliage gleaning insects, often joining mixed feeding parties. The descending three-note whistle, likened to 'three blind mice', is a constant bushveld sound.
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Tiny grey, black and white bird; the female has a neat rusty chin-spot and breast band the grey male lacks.
Listen for its call
Three sad descending whistles — "three blind mice".
Where to see it in Kruger
Resident in woodland and thornveld park-wide, foraging actively through the mid-levels of trees and bushes.
Did you know
Its call sounds exactly like a little voice whistling three sad notes, 'three-blind-mice'.
Often confused with
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