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Pygmy Batis (Batis perkeo) Tsavo West NP, Kenya. 5 Mar, 2023. Batis perkeo,Geotagged,Kenya,Pygmy batis,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Pygmy Batis (Batis perkeo)

Tsavo West NP, Kenya. 5 Mar, 2023.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Almost like a puffbird :) Posted 2 years ago
    1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
      Thibaud Aronson
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      Hmm they're much smaller, though, and very active. I would liken them more to small, gaudy flycatchers, like tody-tyrants perhaps. Posted 2 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Fair enough, must be the relatively big head that got me thinking that. Posted 2 years ago
        1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
          Thibaud Aronson
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          They do share an impeccable sense of style, using only black and white and the occasional rufous splash! Posted 2 years ago

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The Pygmy batis

The pygmy batis is a very small insectivorous bird which finds its food foraging among leaves, it is a member of the wattle-eyes family, the Platysteiridae. It occurs in the dry savannahs of north-eastern Africa.

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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Apr 20, 2023. Captured Mar 5, 2023 07:12 in 6G9W33V6+45.
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  • Canon EOS R6
  • f/11.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO2000
  • 500mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.