Kromme-Geelhout-Database
Species details
Genus
Genus : Batis
Family: Muscicapidae (Aves)
Taxon : Bird
Group : Animal
SPECIES
capensisNOTES
A tiny active bird 12 cm long, weighing only about 10 g. Confined to Southern Africa, this is a common resident species. Generally in pairs. Eats insects and nests in the fork of smaller trees amongst the undergrowth. Breeds September to December.
AUTHORITY
(Linnaeus, 1766)Sub Author
Conservation
CommonHabit
Not ApplicableLand Invertebrate
n/aColour
- Notes: A colourful bird with rufous flanks and a broad black chest-band. Females have a rufous chest-band. The belly is white. The bill and legs are black
- Colour: Black
Common Name
- Cape batis
- Kaapse bosbontrokkie
- Batis
- Kaapse bosbontrokkie
Habitat
- NOTES: Hops about the branches hunting
- HABITAT NAME: Bush
Uses
- None known
- None
Months
- All year
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