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Chinspot Batis
Batis molitor (Küster, HC 1850)
The chinspot batis is a small songbird of the genus Batis in the family Platysteiridae which is a common and widespread species in the woodlands of southern Africa from the Eastern Cape north to 3°N in southern Kenya and Gabon. It forms a superspecies with other rather similar members of the genus Batis. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Platysteiridae
Genus:
Batis
Scientific:
Batis molitor
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Platysteiridae
Genus:
Batis
Scientific:
Batis molitor
Original description
Citation:
(Küster, HC 1850)
Reference:
Voeg. Asien Afr. Amer. Neuholland [Hahn & Küster]
["1836"] Lief.20 pl.2,text
Protonym:
Muscicapa molitor
Type locality:
South Africa. Type, in Zoologisches Museum, Berlin, from Kaffirland, fide Neumann, 1907, Journ. Ornith., 55, p. 356, from Baviaans River, eastern Cape Province, fide Stresemann, 1954, Ann. Mus. Roy. Congo Beige, Tervuren, n. s., 4°, Sci. Zool., 1, p. 81.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47925955
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
C5C38D98297EE1B1
Avibase ID:
avibase-C5C38D98
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C5C38D98
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558890
Geographic range:
- Batis molitor molitor: southern Mozambique to eastern Cape Province
- Batis molitor pintoi: southeastern Gabon to Angola, southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northwestern Zambia
- Batis molitor puella: eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Uganda, western Kenya, and western Tanzania
- Batis molitor palliditergum: southern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Namibia, Botswana, Malawi, and northern Cape Province
Source: Clements checklist
Chinspot Batis
Catalan:
batis molitor
Czech:
lesknáček obecný
Danish:
Brunstrubet Batis
German:
Weißflankenschnäpper
Spanish:
Batis Molitor
Spanish (Spain):
Batis molitor
Finnish:
akasiatöpösieppo
French:
Pririt molitor
Croatian:
pepeljastoleđi batis
Icelandic:
Blettasmiður
Italian:
Batis macchiato
Japanese (romaji):
agofusewatabitaki
Japanese:
アゴフセワタビタキ
Lithuanian:
Baltašonis batis
Dutch:
Witflankvliegenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Bantubatis
Norwegian:
Bantubatis
Polish:
krępnik czarnopierśny
Portuguese:
Batis-comum
Portuguese (Portugal):
batis-comum
Russian:
Акациевый батис
Slovak:
strakošík bielobruchý
Serbian:
Zapadni bradati batis
Swedish:
strupfläcksbatis
Ukrainian:
Приріт білобокий
Chinese:
点颏蓬背鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
點頦噴背鶲
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Pririt molitor ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pririt molitor ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Chin-spot Puffback ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Chin-spot Puffback ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Chin Spot Puff-back Flycatcher ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Chin Spot Puff-back Flycatcher ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Chin-spot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Chin-spot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Chin-spot Puffback ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Batis molitor [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Batis molitor [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Batis molitor [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Chinspot Batis ( Batis molitor) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Batis molitor [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Batis molitor [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Witliesbosbontrokkie
Catalan: batis molitor
Czech: Lesknácek bradatý, lesknáček obecný
Danish: Brunstrubet Batis, Hvidhalet Batis
German: Weißflankenbatis, Weißflankenschnäpp, Weißflankenschnäpper, Weissflanken-Schnäpper
English: Chin Spot Batis, Chin Spot Puff Back Flycatcher, Chin Spot Puff-back Flycatcher, Chinspot Batis, Chin-spot Batis, Chinspot Puffback, Chin-spot Puffback, Chinspot Puffback Flycacther, Chinspot Puffback Flycatcher, Chinspot Puffback-Flycatcher, Kenya Chinspot Batis, Whiteflanked Batis, White-flanked Batis, White-flanked Puffback, White-flanked Puffback-Flycatcher
English, HBW: Chinspot Batis
English (IOC): Chinspot Batis
English (Kenya): Chin-spot Batis
English (United States): Chinspot Batis
Spanish: Batis de Barbilla moteada, Batis Molitor
Spanish (Spain): Batis molitor
Spanish (HBW): Chinspot Batis
Finnish: Akaasiatöpösieppo, akasiatöpösieppo
French: Batis à sourcils, Pririt molitor
Croatian: pepeljastoleđi batis
Icelandic: Blettasmiður
Italian: Batis macchiato, Pigliamosche mascherato finachibinachi
Japanese (romaji): agobuchiwatagoshihitaki, agofusewatabitaki
Japanese: アゴフセワタビタキ, アゴブチワタゴシヒタキ
Scientific: Batis molitor, Batis molitor molitor, Muscicapa molitor
Lithuanian: Baltašonis batis
Dutch: Witflankvliegenvanger, Witflank-vliegenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Bantubatis
Norwegian: Bantubatis
Polish: krepnik czarnopiersny, krępnik czarnopierśny
Portuguese: Batis-comum
Portuguese (Portugal): batis-comum
Russian: Акациевый батис, Белобокий батис
Slovak: Strakošík bielobruchý
Serbian: Zapadni bradati batis
Swedish: Strupfläcksbatis
Swahili: Tatata Kidoa-cheusi
Turkish: Kestane boğazlı batis
Tsonga: Ximgenngwamangwami
Ukrainian: Приріт білобокий
Xhosa: Undyola
Chinese: 点颏喷背鹟, 点颏蓬背鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 點頦噴背鶲
Zulu: umNqube
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