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;[[:Category:Batis|Batis]] erlangeri
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==Identification==
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==Distribution==
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[[Image:DSC 5777.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female, subspecies ''erlangeri''<br />Photo by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br />Langano, [[Ethiopia]], March 2016]]
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[[Africa]]:<br />
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'''Western Africa''': [[Cameroon]], [[Nigeria]], [[Gabon]], [[Congo]], [[DRC]], [[Angola]]<br />
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'''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Uganda]], [[Tanzania]], [[Kenya]]
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==Taxonomy==
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Western Black-headed Apalis and [[Eastern Black-headed Apalis]] have recently been split from each other with prior name being just Black-headed Apalis.
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====Subspecies====
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Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
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*''B. e. erlangeri'' - southeastern [[Nigeria]] and [[Cameroon]] east to southern [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]] and [[Ethiopia]], and south to eastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Burundi]], northwestern [[Tanzania]], and western [[Kenya]]
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*''B. e. congoensis'' - [[Gabon]] and southern [[Congo]] south to northern [[Angola]], and east to southwestern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].
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==Habitat==
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A variety of open woodland and grassland with trees as well as gardens.
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==Behaviour==
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Food mostly consists of insects caught mainly by sallying but uses gleaning when needed.
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====Vocalisation====
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Drawn out whistling notes with equal pitch.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen21V11.1}}
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#Louette, M. (2020). Western Black-headed Batis (Batis erlangeri), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.bkhbat1.01
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{{ref}}
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==External Links==
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{{GSearch|Batis+erlangeri}}
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[[Category:Birds]]
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[[Category:Batis]]

Revision as of 02:04, 23 May 2021

Photo by volker sthamer
Lake Abyata, Ethiopia, August 2009
Batis erlangeri

Identification

Distribution

Female, subspecies erlangeri
Photo by volker sthamer
Langano, Ethiopia, March 2016

Africa:
Western Africa: Cameroon, Nigeria, Gabon, Congo, DRC, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya

Taxonomy

Western Black-headed Apalis and Eastern Black-headed Apalis have recently been split from each other with prior name being just Black-headed Apalis.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized[1].

Habitat

A variety of open woodland and grassland with trees as well as gardens.

Behaviour

Food mostly consists of insects caught mainly by sallying but uses gleaning when needed.

Vocalisation

Drawn out whistling notes with equal pitch.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2021. IOC World Bird List (v11.1). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
  3. Louette, M. (2020). Western Black-headed Batis (Batis erlangeri), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.bkhbat1.01

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