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Batis pririt

Female Pririt Batis
Photo by Max Holdt
Location: Erongo Mountains, Namibia

[edit] Identification

Also known as the Pririt Puff-back Flycatcher or Pririt Puffback.

The adult male's crown is dark grey as is its back; it has a white throat and a black eye mask.. Its tail and rump are black, its wings are black with white edging to the flight feathers, and it has a white shoulder patch. Its underparts are white with a black breastband. The female and juveniles have no black breast band and the throat and breast are buff.

The song is a slow descending series of whistled notes, teuu, teuu, teuu, teuu.

[edit] Distribution

Western and central southern Africa.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Dry broadleaf woodland and thorn scrub.

[edit] Behaviour

It builds a small cup shaped nest in a tree or bush. Its diet includes insects.

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