West African batis
| West African batis | |
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| Species: | B. occulta
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| Batis occulta Lawson, 1984
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Batis poensis occulta | |
The West African batis (Batis occulta) is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Fernando Po batis.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Batis occulta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.