Batises and Wattle-eyes (Platysteiridae)
Bioko Batis (Batis poensis) - HBW 11, p. 191
French: Pririt de Fernando Po
German: Alexanderschnäpper
Spanish: Batis de Fernando Póo
Other common names: Fernando Po Batis, Fernando Po/White-browed Puff-back Flycatcher; Lawson’s/West African Batis (occulta)
Taxonomy: Batis poensis Alexander, 1903, Bakaki, Bioko.
Possibly forms a superspecies with B. minulla. Race occulta sometimes considered a separate species. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- occulta Lawson, 1984 - forests from Sierra Leone and Liberia E to SW & E Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and N PRCongo.
- poensis Alexander, 1903 - Bioko I (Fernando Póo).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adult male perched
Locality Ipassa Reserve, Makokou, Ogooué-Ivindo Province, Gabon (ssp occulta)
Nik Borrow 30 July 2009 3 years ago 4
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