Английская Википедия:Batis (bird)
Batis (pronounced BAT-iss) is a genus of passerine birds in the wattle-eye family. Its species are resident in Africa south of the Sahara. They were previously classed as a subfamily of the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae.
They are small stout insect-eating birds, usually found in open forests or bush. The nest is a small neat cup low in a tree or bush. They hunt by flycatching, or by taking prey from the ground like a shrike.
Batis species are strikingly patterned, typically with a grey crown, black eye mask, dark back, and paler underparts, often with a coloured or black breast band and white on the throat which contrasts strongly with the black eye stripe. Male and female plumages usually differ.
The song is typically a descending triple whistle.
Taxonomy
The genus Batis was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1833.[1] The type species was subsequently designated as the Cape batis.[2] The name of the genus is from the Ancient Greek batis, batidos, an unidentified worm-eating bird mentioned by Aristotle.[3]
The genus contains 21 species.[4][5]
- Rwenzori batis, Batis diops
- Margaret's batis, Batis margaritae
- Forest batis, Batis mixta
- Reichenow's batis, Batis reichenowi
- Dark batis, Batis crypta
- Cape batis, Batis capensis
- Malawi batis, Batis dimorpha
- Woodwards's batis, Batis fratrum
- Chinspot batis, Batis molitor
- Senegal batis, Batis senegalensis
- Grey-headed batis, Batis orientalis
- Pale batis, Batis soror
- Pririt batis, Batis pririt
- Eastern black-headed batis, Batis minor
- Western black-headed batis, Batis erlangeri
- Pygmy batis, Batis perkeo
- Angola batis, Batis minulla
- Gabon batis, Batis minima
- Ituri batis, Batis ituriensis
- West African batis, Batis occulta
- Fernando Po batis, Batis poensis
References
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