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The Angola batis is a small pied songbird with a rather dumpy appearance and a restless nature. The adult males have a bluish grey forehead and crown with a small white spot on the lores and a glossy black mask across the eyes, extending on to the nape and down the sides of the neck with a white spot on the nape. It has a grey mantle, blackish scapulars with the back, rump and uppertail covers being blackish grey with white spots. The wings have black flight feathers with narrow white edges. There is a white wing stripe. The trail is black with white outer tail feathers. Voice: The calls of the Angola batis are little known, the territorial call is a series of high-pitched notes, "zee-zee-zee-zee-zee", which has been likened to a squeaky bicycle pump.
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When to see the Angola Batis
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Where to see the Angola Batis
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About the Angola Batis
The Angola batis is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae. It is found in western central Africa.
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Easily confused with
Dark BatisBatis cryptaThe dark batis is about 10 cm (3.9 in) in length and weighs 10–15 g (0.35–0.53 oz).
Margaret's BatisBatis margaritaeMargaret's batis is a small, mainly black and white shrike-like bird with a black face mask and reddish eye, in a mainly dark grey head.
Ituri BatisBatis ituriensisThe Ituri batis is a very small black and white bird, like a small shrike or old world flycatcher which is white below with a broad black breast band, a black head with a conspicuous white loral spot in front of a bright yellow eye.
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