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Cape Batis
Batis capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
The Cape Batis (Batis capensis) is a small passerine bird in the wattle-eye family. It is resident in the highlands of southern and eastern South Africa and Zimbabwe. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Platysteiridae
Genus:
Batis
Scientific:
Batis capensis
Citation:
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.12 p.327
Protonym:
Muscicapa capensis
Avibase ID:
9E17E8D0447D45E5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/9E17E8D0
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558880
Geographic range:
- Batis capensis capensis: southern South Africa, east to Free State and southern KwaZulu-Natal
- Batis capensis erythrophthalma: E highlands of Zimbabwe and adjacent w Mozambique
- Batis capensis kennedyi: SW Zimbabwe (Mopoto Hills region)
- Batis capensis hollidayi: northeastern South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique (Lebombo Range)
Cape Batis
Catalan:
batis del Cap
Czech:
lesknáček kapský
Danish:
Kapbatis
German:
Kapschnäpper
Spanish:
Batis de El Cabo
Spanish (Spain):
Batis del Cabo
Finnish:
kirjotöpösieppo
French:
Pririt du Cap
Italian:
Pigliamosche mascherato del Capo
Japanese (romaji):
munagurowatagoshihitaki
Japanese:
ムナグロセワタビタキ
Lithuanian:
Kapinis batis
Dutch:
Bruinflank-vliegenvanger
Norwegian:
Kappbatis
Polish:
krepnik rdzawoskrzydly
Portuguese:
Batis do Cabo
Russian:
Капский батис
Slovak:
strakošík kapský
Serbian:
Kapski batis
Swedish:
Kapbatis
Ukrainian:
Приріт рудокрилий
Chinese:
海角蓬背鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
南非噴背鶲
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Cape Batis ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cape Batis ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Cape Batis ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Cape Batis ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Cape Batis ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Cape Batis ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Cape Batis ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Cape Batis ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Cape Batis ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Cape Batis ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Cape Batis ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Cape Batis ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Cape Batis ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pririt du Cap ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Cape Batis ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Cape Puff-back Flycatcher ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Cape Puff-back Flycatcher ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cape Batis ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cape Batis ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cape Batis ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Cape Puffback ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters: Batis capensis [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (original): Batis capensis [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Batis capensis [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Cape Batis ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Cape Batis ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Cape Batis ( Batis capensis) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Batis [capensis or dimorpha]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
Afrikaans: Kaapse Bosbontrokkie
Catalan: batis del Cap
Czech: Lesknácek kapský, lesknáček kapský
Danish: Kap Batis, Kapbatis
German: Kap Schnäpper, Kapbatis, Kapschnäpper
English: Cape Batis, Cape Puffback, Cape Puffback Flycatcher, Cape Puff-back Flycatcher, Cape Puffback-Flycatcher, Common Batis, Common Puffback, Common Puffback-Flycatcher, Puffback Flycatcher
Spanish: Batis de El Cabo
Spanish (Spain): Batis del Cabo
Finnish: Kirjotöpösieppo
French: Batis du Cap, Pririt du Cap
Italian: Batis del Capo, Pigliamosche mascherato del Capo
Japanese (romaji): munagurosewatabitaki, munagurowatagoshihitaki
Japanese: ムナグロウァタゴシヒタキ, ムナグロセワタビタキ
Scientific: Batis capensis, Batis capensis capensis, Muscicapa capensis
Lithuanian: Kapinis batis
Dutch: Bruinflankvliegenvanger, Bruinflank-vliegenvanger
Norwegian: Kappbatis
Polish: krepnik rdzawoskrzydly, Krępnik rdzawoskrzydły
Portuguese: Batis do Cabo
Russian: Капский батис
Slovak: strakošík kapský
Serbian: Kapski batis
Swedish: Kapbatis
Ukrainian: Приріт рудокрилий
Xhosa: Ingedle
Chinese: 海角蓬背鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 南非噴背鶲
Zulu: uDokotela
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