Dark Batis
Batis cryptaFjeldså, J; Bowie, RCK; Kiure, J, 2006
English (US) Dark Batis
The Dark Batis (Batis crypta) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Platysteiridae (Wattle-eyes and Batises) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: southern Tanzania (north to the Ukaguru Mountains) southward to northern MalawiRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Batis crypta
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dark Batis
- Described by
- Fjeldså, J; Bowie, RCK; Kiure, J, 2006
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Fjeldså, J; Bowie, RCK; Kiure, J, 2006
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 147, no.4 p.587
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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