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ForestCup nestTiny · 10 g
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The adult male has a velvety black head with a white loral spot and narrow supercilium, the head colour fades to blackish-grey on the hindcrown and is separated from the back by a white collar. The mantle and back are velvety-black with a mottled rump which has long, fluffy feathers. The wings are very black with a contrasting white wingstripe. The tail is black with white outer tail feathers. The underparts are white except for a glossy black breast band. The bill and legs are black and the eyes are golden yellow. Voice: The song is a series of high, evenly pitched thin short notes "pee-pee-pee-pee" which resembles a squeaky bicycle pump.
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When to see the Gabon Batis
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Gabon Batis
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Gabon Batis
The Gabon batis or Verreaux's batis, is a species of small bird in the family Platysteiridae. It occurs in the humid forests of western Central Africa.
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Easily confused with
West African BatisBatis occultaThe West African batis is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae.
Malawi BatisBatis dimorphaThe Malawi batis is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae.
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.
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