Western black-headed batis
| Western black-headed batis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Platysteiridae |
| Genus: | Batis |
| Species: | B. erlangeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Batis erlangeri Neumann, 1907
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| Synonyms | |
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Batis minor erlangeri | |
The western black-headed batis (Batis erlangeri) is a species of passerine bird in the wattle-eye family Platysteiridae. It is found over an extensive area of central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and moist savanna. It was formerly treated as conspecific with the eastern black-headed batis (Batis minor).
Two subspecies are recognised:[2]
- B. e. erlangeri Neumann, 1907 – north Cameroon to Ethiopia south to Uganda, west Kenya and Burundi
- B. e. congoensis Neumann, 1907 south Congo, southwest Democratic Republic of Congo, west Angola
References
- ^ Template:IUCN
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Batises, woodshrikes, bushshrikes, vangas". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 21 June 2018.