Wattle-eyes, Batises

Grey-headed Batis

Batis orientalis

The Grey-headed Batis (Batis orientalis) is an 11 g scrub bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Wattle-eyes, Batises

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

11 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

12

Recorded in Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Djibouti, Central African Rep., Chad, Sudan, Eritrea, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, S. Sudan.

Where to see it: Abaarso, Somaliland (Somalia); Mansoor Hotel (Somalia); Filfil Forest (Eritrea); Awash NP · southern section (Ethiopia); Bor (South Sudan).

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