Western Black-headed Batis (Batis erlangeri)
About the Western Black-headed Batis
The western black-headed batis (Batis erlangeri) or Von Erlanger's batis, is a species of passerine bird in the wattle-eye family Platysteiridae. 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). Two subspecies are recognised: 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.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 20 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Chinspot BatisBatis molitorrecording
- Eastern Black-headed BatisBatis minorrecording
- Pygmy BatisBatis perkeorecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.