The West African batis is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Fernando Po batis. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Lawson, WJ 1984
Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club
104 p.145
Protonym:
Batis occultus
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123887#page/185/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
8662B6A1402D60B1
Avibase ID:
avibase-8662B6A1
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8662B6A1
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 922744
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pririt de Lawson ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Lawson's Puff-back Flycatcher ( Batis occultus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): West African Batis ( Batis occulta) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Batis poensis occulta [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Batis [poensis or occulta]
(sensu lato) by some authors
Your sightings
You must be logged in to view your sighting details. To register to myAvibase click here.
Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Avibase has been visited 401,097,014 times since 24 June 2003. © Denis Lepage | Privacy policy