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ForestCup nestTiny · 11 g
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The 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. Black on the back and wings with a white strip on the wings and white outer tail feathers on an otherwise black tail. The female is similar to the male but has a thin white supercilium. Young birds are buffer above and greyer below. The Ituri batis has a body length of 9.5–10 cm (3.7–3.9 in).
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When to see the Ituri Batis
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Ituri Batis
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Ituri Batis
The Ituri batis or Chapin's batis is a species of bird in the wattle-eye family, Platysteiridae which is found in the humid forests of eastern 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).
Fernando Po BatisBatis poensisThe Fernando Pó batis is small, restless flycatcher type bird with a mainly black and white plumage.
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