Chinspot Batis

Batis molitor - Pririt molitor

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Platysteiridés
Genus
:
Batis
Species
:
molitor

Descriptor

Küster, 1836

Biometrics

Size
: 13 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 5 à 14 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Chinspot Batis (Batis molitor) is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Batis molitor molitor (s Mozambique, Swaziland and e South Africa)
Batis molitor puella (s Sudan and ne DRCongo to Kenya and n Tanzania)
Batis molitor pintoi (Gabon to c Angola and nw Zambia)
Batis molitor palliditergum (s Angola and se DRCongo to Namibia, Botswana and n South Africa)

Foreign names

Pririt molitor,
Batis molitor,
bátis-moleiro,
Weißflankenschnäpper,
Witflankvliegenvanger,
Batis macchiato,
strupfläcksbatis,
Bantubatis,
strakošík bielobruchý,
lesknáček obecný,
Brunstrubet Batis,
akasiatöpösieppo,
Witliesbosbontrokkie,
batis molitor,
krępnik czarnopierśny,
Белобокий батис,
アゴフセワタビタキ,
点颏蓬背鹟,
點頦噴背鶲,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude