Western black-headed batis explained

The western black-headed batis (Batis erlangeri) or Von Erlanger's batis, is a species of passerine bird in the wattle-eye family Platysteiridae.^[1] 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 the Congo, west Angola

Notes and References

1. Louette, M. (2019). "Western Black-headed Batis (Batis erlangeri)". In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D. A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
2. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2018 . Batises, woodshrikes, bushshrikes, vangas . World Bird List Version 8.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 21 June 2018 .