Eastern Black-headed Batis

Batis minor Erlanger, 1901

Eastern Black-headed Batis, Batis minor, is a passerine of the Platysteiridae family that breeds in southern Somalia, south-eastern Kenya and eastern Tanzania. It was named by Erlanger in 1901. The species is found wherever trees grow, from dry savannah woodland to juniper at the margins of montane evergreen forest, and it also uses parks and gardens. It is a small, stocky bird with a black, white and grey pattern, a dark facial mask, a white eyebrow and nape spot, and a black breast band. It lives in pairs or small family groups and takes insects from foliage or by flycatching.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Platysteiridae — Wattle-eyes, Batises

Breeding range

Africa: s Somalia, se Kenya and e Tanzania