Batises and Wattle-eyes (Platysteiridae)
Boulton's Batis (Batis margaritae) - HBW 11, p. 187
French: Pririt de Boulton
German: Boultonschnäpper
Spanish: Batis de Boulton
Other common names: Margaret’s Batis, Boulton’s Puff-back Flycatcher
Taxonomy: Batis margaritae Boulton, 1934, Mount Moco, 6500 feet [c. 1980 m], Angola.
This species and B. diops probably belong to the superspecies that also contains B. capensis, B. reichenowi, B. mixta, B.crypta and B. fratrum. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- margaritae Boulton, 1934 - Mt Moco, in W Angola.
- kathleenae C. M. N. White, 1941 - S DRCongo (Shilatembo, in S Katanga) and NW Zambia; possibly also extreme E Angola (E Moxico).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Tape responsive male
Locality Kakanda, Katanga Province, Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (ssp kathleenae)
nvoaden 18 September 2011 1 year ago 3.8 -
Tape responsive male
Locality Kakanda, Katanga Province, Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (ssp kathleenae)
nvoaden 18 September 2011 1 year ago 3.7 -
Male perched singing
Locality Mount Moco, Huambo Province, Angola (ssp margaritae)
Nik Borrow 7 December 2005 1 year ago 3.3 -
Female shot in gloomy Mushitu
Locality Kakanda, Katanga Province, Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (ssp kathleenae)
nvoaden 19 June 2011 1 year ago 3.2
- No sound recordings available yet
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