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wildtuinman

Post subject: Batis: Chinspot Batis

Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:28 am

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Seen in LS.

Male and female.

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DuQues

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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:20 am

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Male and female.

I wish I could see a difference?

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Johann

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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:35 am

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DuQues wrote:

Male and female.

I wish I could see a difference?

Top pic is the male. Black band across an all-white chest.

Bottom pic is female. She's got rufous/chestnut colouring on the throat and chest. No black band.

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Snoobab

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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:43 am

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They are stunning little birds. Saw plenty of them in LS camp. You can normally hear them with their loud clapping sound before you see them.

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MarkWildDog

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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 10:28 am

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This male was battling off Cape Weavers, Blackeyed Bulbuls and Southern Boubous from eating his family's chicks, I remember seeing 3 chicks and only 1 survived. So these guys seem to have a hard life.
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Chinspot Batis
Batis molitor

Male is similar to the Pririt Batis & Mozambique Batis. But the Pririrt Batis has indistinct, black markings on flanks which the Chinspot Batis lacks. While the Mozambique Batis has a narrow breast band. These birds however all have different distinct calls.

Size: 13 cm.
Sexes: Female has distinct rufous spot on chin.
Juvenile: Similar to female, but has mottled head and breast.
Habitat: Dry broadleafed woodland, dry thornveld.
Status: Commom.
Call: Clear, descending 'teuu-teuu-teuu'. Harsh 'chrr-chrr'.

*Source: Birds of Southern Africa - Ian Sinclair & Phil Hockey

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Andy Pay

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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:16 pm

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I got this shot at Shimunwini last August:

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wildtuinman

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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:27 am

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Jakkalsbessie

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Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:35 am

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Nice pic WTM :thumbs_up:

You can see who's interested in the females and who in the males :tongue:

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Jumbo

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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:51 am

After getting a shot of a female on Sunday, I have now also completed my “male & female” collection. Both these birds were photographed in the same tree….the male in mid summer (December) and the female in mid winter (July)

Male

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Female

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naomi c

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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:56 am

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Beautiful pics Jumbo! They are so tiny but so stunning!

When we were camping in Maroela a few years back in September I was absolutely amazed that such a small bird can make such a big sound - I will always associate "three blind mice" (there are apparently other versions of the call) with this camp.

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wildtuinman

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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:16 am

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Roberts explains:

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Voice: Song of male somewhat plaintive piping of 2-3 syllables, dropping by about quarter-tone, weep-woop or weep-woop-wurp; sometimes with rolling quality, kreep-kroop, or with variations, kreep-kroop-chowp or weep-woop-chuk; rapid ch-ch-ch-ch alarm notes, rather like fine sandpaper on wood; churring and bill-snapping in display.

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Cherries

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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:11 pm

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Andy Pay wrote:

I got this shot at Shimunwini last August:

Andy - playing catchup so I hope you are still in the game? Your female pic is so text book ! Real little poser!

One day I hope I can also take pics as good as this one! :clap:

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DinkyBird

Post subject: Re: Batis: Chinspot Batis

Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 7:13 pm

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Taken at Matambeni bird hide, KNP, Aug 2008:

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Yolandé Oelsen

Post subject: Re: Batis: Chinspot Batis

Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:47 pm

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Wow, these are stunning little birds.

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Wild about cats

Post subject: Re: Batis: Chinspot Batis

Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:38 pm

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Finally spotted one in Skukuza in August. It was a male, near the petrol station, I didn't get very good pictures, he was far.

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