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The western black-headed batis - Batis erlangeri During our stay at the Langano Lake I was really enjoying all the birds. This little one I only have seen once. Fortunately, just long enough to capture him :) Animalia,Aves,Batis,Batis erlangeri,Birds,Chordata,Ethiopia,Geotagged,Passeriformes,Platysteiridae,Western black-headed batis Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

The western black-headed batis - Batis erlangeri

During our stay at the Langano Lake I was really enjoying all the birds. This little one I only have seen once. Fortunately, just long enough to capture him :)

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    What a beauty, love its odd-shaped head. Posted 11 years ago
    1. View Wendy's profile
      Wendy
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      I wish I had more time to watch him.
      He was so quickly gone again :(       Posted 11 years ago
  3. View Barry's profile
    Barry
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    Amazing photo - I think Batis are so sool (partly because of the name). I have often considered a nature trip to Ethiopia, can you offer me any tips? Posted 8 years ago

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The Western black-headed batis

The western black-headed batis is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, western Kenya, Rwanda, northern Somalia, Sudan, western Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and moist savanna. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the eastern black-headed batis.

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Uploaded Aug 3, 2014. Captured in 6, Abidjatta-Shalla National Park, Ethiopia.
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