- Batis minor
Identification
Length 11-12 cm. A very dark Batis; has a well-defined white eyebrow.
Similar species
Distribution
Africa:
Somalia, Tanzania, Kenya
Taxonomy
Western Black-headed Apalis and Eastern Black-headed Apalis have recently been split from each other with prior name being just Black-headed Apalis.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1].
- B. m. minor:
- Southern Somalia
- B. m. suahelicus:
Habitat
Dry forests and savanna.
Behaviour
Food is mainly insects, caught by sallying or gleaning.
Vocalisation
A series of slow whistles, maintaining the same pitch except that first note lower; a buzzing call.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2021. IOC World Bird List (v11.1). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/#Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
- Louette, M. (2020). Eastern Black-headed Batis (Batis minor), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.bkhbat2.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Eastern Black-headed Batis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 June 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Eastern_Black-headed_Batis
