Dark Batis
Batis crypta
Conservation Status
Least ConcernAves · Passeriformes · Platysteiridae
About
The dark batis is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Batis in the wattle-eye family, Platysteiridae. It is found in highland forest in south-west Tanzania, northern Malawi, and northern Mozambique. These birds were formerly thought to be forest batises but in 2006 were described as a new species based on differences in morphology and mitochondrial DNA from those birds in northern Tanzania and Kenya.
Fun Fact
These birds were formerly thought to be forest batises (B.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found in the Eastern Arc Mountains of East Africa from the Ukaguru Mountains and Uluguru Mountains of central Tanzania south-westwards as far as the Misuku Hills in northernmost Malawi and the Njesi Highlands in northern Mozambique.
Diet
To be updated
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance