Cape Batis
Batis capensis
Least ConcernAves · Passeriformes · Platysteiridae
About
The Cape batis is a small, stout insect-eating passerine bird in the wattle-eye family. It is endemic to the Afromontane forests of southern Africa.
Fun Fact
In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the Cape batis in his Ornithologie based on a specimen collected from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Native to South Africa, Eswatini, the Matobos and Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe and adjacent Mozambique.
Diet
Prey, animals or humans approach, the bird will often perch conspicuously near the intruder and angrily protest audibly.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance