Pale Batis
Batis soror
Miombo woodland. Small pied bird with grey cap and yellow eyes.
Batises, Small Flycatchers
LC
Not Endemic
Description
Common resident. Like a small version of [Chinspot Batis], and sometimes regarded as a race of that species, but in both sexes the markings of the underparts are less clearly defined with narrower breast-bands. Male generally more speckled on the back and flanks. The call is a long, monotonous series of notes ‘tiroo, tiroo, tiroo, whit, whit, whit, phep, phep…’. Habits like [Chinspot Batis], but occurs only in Mozambique from Inhambane northwards, and in extreme eastern Zimbabwe.
Quick Facts
Size
10 cm - S
Names
A: Mosambiekbosbontrokkie
G: Sansibarschnäpper
Bird Family
Small leaf-gleaning flycatchers of similar appearance, characterised by grey caps and upperparts, black masks, black or rufous breast-bands and varying amounts of rufous coloration elsewhere. Immatures are dull versions of the adults. They are often found in bird parties. When alarmed they fly about with whirring wings.
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