Batises and Wattle-eyes (Platysteiridae)

Reichenow's Batis (Batis reichenowi) - HBW 11, p. 186

French: Pririt de Reichenow German: Reichenowschnäpper Spanish: Batis de Reichenow

Taxonomy: Batis reichenowi Grote, 1911, Mikindani, Tanzania.
Forms a superspecies with B. capensis, B. mixta, B. crypta and B. fratrum, probably also with B. margaritae and B. diops. Formerly considered a race of B. capensis or, more often, of B. mixta; has some characteristics of both, and recent genetic and morphological information links it most closely to latter; contrary to some published statements, however, there is no acoustic evidence for its inclusion in either. Monotypic.

Distribution: SE Tanzania: Mikindani and Lindi area; possibly also farther N, near R Rufiji.