Malawi Batis
Batis dimorpha(Shelley, GE, 1893)
English (US) Malawi Batis
The Malawi Batis (Batis dimorpha) 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.
- Scientific name
- Batis dimorpha
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Malawi Batis
- Described by
- (Shelley, GE, 1893)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Batis dimorpha sola
- Batis dimorpha dimorpha
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pachyprora dimorpha
- Described by
- (Shelley, GE, 1893)
- Type locality
- Milanji ( = Mlanje) Plateau, Nyasaland.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.6, vol.5, no.17 p.18
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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