About the Grey-headed Batis
The grey-headed batis is a species of bird in the wattle-eyes family, Platysteiridae, it was previously classified with the Old World flycatchers in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in eastern and central Africa.
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The grey headed batis is a small grey, black and white bird with restless habits. In the adult males the forehead, crown and nape are bluish black, there is a small white loral spot which extends into a long, broad, supercilium, there is a small white patch on the nape and the face mask is glossy black. The mantle and back are dark grey with a tinge of glossy black, the fluffy rump is white and the uppertail coverts are black. The wing is black with a white stripe and the tail is black with white outer tail feathers.
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Where the Grey-headed Batis lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Cameroon, Chad, South Sudan.
When to see the Grey-headed Batis
Peak activity in November · a winter visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Eastern Black-headed BatisBatis minorThe eastern black-headed batis is 10 cm (3.9 in) in length and weighs 9.3–13.8 g (0.33–0.49 oz).
Short-tailed BatisBatis mixtaThe forest batis is a small species measuring 9.5–10 cm (3.7–3.9 in) in length and weighing 10.5–14.2 g (0.37–0.50 oz).
Fernando Po BatisBatis poensisThe Fernando Pó batis is small, restless flycatcher type bird with a mainly black and white plumage.
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