Cape Batis

It is a small stout insect-eating bird, usually found in moist evergreen mountain forests and wooded gorges. The nest is a small neat cup low in a tree or bush.

The Cape Batis is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae - Cape Batis (batis Capensis): Species Accounts = Physical characteristics: Cape batises belong to a group called wattle-eyes. All thirty-one wattle-eyes live in Africa. They are called wattle-eyes because they have bright flesh colored circles around their eyes. This group of birds is being reconsidered as an Old World flycatcher and has been granted its own family grouping by some taxonomists, scientists who classify animals according to specific traits. More

* Cape Batis, Batis capensis * Woodward's Batis, Batis fratrum * Chinspot Batis, Batis molitor * Pale Batis, Batis soror * Pririt Batis, Batis pririt * Senegal Batis, Batis senegalensis * Grey-headed Batis, Batis orientalis * Black-headed Batis, Batis minor * Pygmy Batis, Batis perkeo * Verreaux's Batis, Batis minima More

The Cape Batis, Batis capensis, is a small passerine bird in the wattle-eye family. It is resident in the highlands of southern and eastern South Africa and Zimbabwe. It is a small stout insect-eating bird, usually found in moist evergreen mountain forests and wooded gorges. The nest is a small neat cup low in a tree or bush. The Cape Batis is strikingly patterned. The adult male has a grey crown, black eye mask and white throat. More

Cape Batis (Batis capensis) = French: Pririt du Cap German: Kapschnäpper Spanish: Batis de El Cabo Other common names: Puff-back Flycatcher; Malawi Batis (sola, dimorpha) Taxonomy: Muscicapa capensis Linnaeus, 1766, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Forms a superspecies with B. reichenowi, B. mixta, B. crypta and B. fratrum, probably also with B. margaritae and B. diops. Sometimes considered conspecific with B. reichenowi. More

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Cape Batis Batis capensis 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Least Concern Justification This species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence 30% decline over ten years or three generations). More

Cape Batis (Batis capensis) Range: AF more info Photo by Graham Searll Western Cape, South Africa Sizes: Full size: 1443x1024 next (Cape Batis) last first previous (Brown Treecreeper) Cape Batis Copyright and usage info: © All Rights Reserved. More

Habitat: Highly adaptable, the Cape Batis occupies a wide range of habitats: from along the coast of South Africa to deep into the escarpments, steep slopes or cliffs in the highlands of Swaziland and Zimbabwe. This bird makes its home in afromontane and moist evergreen forests, wooded gorges, closed woodlands, acacia woodlands along watercourses, scrub areas, valley bushvelds, savannas, plantation, orchards, or gardens with trees. It can found from sea level to altitudes as high as 2,150m. More

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Cape batis (Batis capensis) = Cape batis (Batis capensis) by Jim Scarff. taken near the border station at the west end of Sani Pass. Despite their bright markings, these small birds can be quite challenging ot photograph! This one is posing nicely, but only because he was quite far away. To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScript-enabled browser and install the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. More

Cape Batis, Batis capensis = Cape Batis, Batis capensis by ngari.norway. To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScript-enabled browser and install the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. More

Cape Batis Batis capensis = Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa - Nov 8, 2004 More

Cape Batis Batis capensis = Described by: Linnaeus (1766) Alternate common name(s): Cape Puffback, Cape Puffback Flycatcher, Malawi Batis, Malawi Puffback Flycatcher, Puff-back Flycatcher Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa - Nov 8, 2004 More

Cape batis Batis capensis female Misty Mountain Lodge South Africa Actions More

Cape Batis, South Africa, Wakkerstroom December 2008 © Duncan Butchart immature male captured in small patch of Afromontane forest Send this as a postcard Cape Batis - Cape Batis, South Africa, Limpopo area Mar 2009 © Tim Ball Immature female, thanks to Malcolm Wilson, African Affinity Cape Batis - Showing Records 1 through 3 of 3 Total Records More

Cape Batis ( Batis capensis, family: Malaconotidae) = cape batis kruger national park birds The Cape Batis (Latin name Batis capensis) is described in Roberts Birds of Southern Africa, 7th Edition. This bird has a unique Roberts number of 700 and you will find a full description of this bird on page 713 also a picture of the Cape Batis on page 720. The Cape Batis belongs to the family of birds classified as Malaconotidae. More

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Cape Batis (Batis capensis capensis) Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, South Africa - Septemeber 25, 2004 Nikon Coolpix 8700 © Jon White - All text and images are Copyright © 2004-2009, Wildbirdgallery.com. All rights reserved. More