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| + | '''Alternative names''', Ruwenzori Puffback-Flycatcher | ||
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Sexually dimorphic. Large Batis ( 12 cm ).Male very like [[Ituri Batis]] except larger, longer tailed, has distinctly broader breastband, noticable white margins to the secondaries and lacks darker forehead. Female identical to male except upperparts much paler. Eyes yellow in male and bright red in female. Bill and legs black | Sexually dimorphic. Large Batis ( 12 cm ).Male very like [[Ituri Batis]] except larger, longer tailed, has distinctly broader breastband, noticable white margins to the secondaries and lacks darker forehead. Female identical to male except upperparts much paler. Eyes yellow in male and bright red in female. Bill and legs black | ||
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- Batis diops
Alternative names, Ruwenzori Puffback-Flycatcher
Identification
Sexually dimorphic. Large Batis ( 12 cm ).Male very like Ituri Batis except larger, longer tailed, has distinctly broader breastband, noticable white margins to the secondaries and lacks darker forehead. Female identical to male except upperparts much paler. Eyes yellow in male and bright red in female. Bill and legs black
Distribution
Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Montane forest ( above 1400 m ) and keeps to middle story of the canopy.
Behaviour
Voice. Soft double note without buzzing before or after. Gentle "hoo-eeoo".
