Wattle-eyes, Batises

Western Black-headed Batis

Batis erlangeri

The Western Black-headed Batis (Batis erlangeri) is a 12 g woodland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Wattle-eyes, Batises

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

12 g

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Invertivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

10

Recorded in Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Rep., Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Angola, S. Sudan.

Where to see it: Hara Langano Lodge (Ethiopia); Filfil Forest (Eritrea); Djoubissi (general area) (Central African Republic); Lake Awassa · United Africa Shebelle Hotel area (Ethiopia); Ngaoundaba Ranch (Cameroon).

Photo: (c) Tommy Andriollo, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist