The western black-headed batis (Batis erlangeri) or Von Erlanger's batis, is a species of passerine bird in the wattle-eye family Platysteiridae.[2] 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).
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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 | |
Two subspecies are recognised:[3]
- 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
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Batis erlangeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22734102A118748524. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22734102A118748524.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Batises, woodshrikes, bushshrikes, vangas". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 21 June 2018.