Ituri Batis

Batis ituriensis Chapin, 1921

Platysteiridae — Wattle-eyes, Batises

Ituri Batis, Batis ituriensis, is a bird of the Platysteiridae family that breeds in the Democratic Republic of Congo and western Uganda. It lives in lowland forest in the eastern Congo Basin, including Ituri and Itombwe in north-eastern DR Congo and Budongo Forest in western Uganda. It is linked to degraded forest, secondary growth and cultivated ground with scattered tall trees, and it avoids primary rainforest. Chapin described it in 1921.

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Platysteiridae — Wattle-eyes, Batises
Breeding range
Africa: DR Congo and w Uganda
Ituri Batis
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Tours where you can spot this bird

7 tours in Uganda

21 Days Uganda and Rwanda Birding: Elgon, Semuliki and Nyungwe
21 Days Uganda and Rwanda Birding: Elgon, Semuliki and Nyungwe
Uganda / Entebbe Private tour 21 days

A private Entebbe-to-Kigali birding journey combining Mount Elgon, several Semuliki forest days, Lake Mburo, Bwindi and two full days in Nyu...

25 Days Uganda Birding: Elgon, Karamoja and the Western Forests
25 Days Uganda Birding: Elgon, Karamoja and the Western Forests
Uganda / Entebbe Custom tour 25 days

A country-spanning Uganda birding journey through Mount Elgon, Pian Upe, Matheniko and Kidepo, followed by Budongo, Semuliki, Bwindi, Mgahin...

18 Days Uganda Birding: Forests, Falls and Albertine Rift
18 Days Uganda Birding: Forests, Falls and Albertine Rift
Uganda / Entebbe Custom tour 18 days

An extended Uganda circuit with full days in Mabira, Budongo, Semuliki and both Bwindi sectors, plus Murchison Falls, Kazinga and Lake Mburo...

7 Days Uganda Birding: Mabamba, Budongo and Semuliki
7 Days Uganda Birding: Mabamba, Budongo and Semuliki
Uganda / Entebbe Custom tour 7 days

A busy week from Mabamba’s Shoebill channels to Budongo and Semuliki forest trails, with Murchison Falls and Kazinga Channel boat trips an...

14-Day Uganda Birding for Special Species
14-Day Uganda Birding for Special Species
Uganda / Entebbe Private tour 14 days

A focused circuit through Mabamba, Budongo, Kibale, Semuliki, Bwindi and Lake Mburo for Uganda’s wetland, forest and Albertine Rift specia...

Ultimate 26-Day Tailor-Made Uganda Birding Safari
Ultimate 26-Day Tailor-Made Uganda Birding Safari
Uganda / Entebbe Private tour 26 days

A 26-day tailor-made circuit spanning Uganda’s Lake Victoria wetlands, western forests, Albertine Rift, Nile savanna and eastern dry-count...

14-Day Uganda Rainforests Birding Safari
14-Day Uganda Rainforests Birding Safari
Uganda / Entebbe Private tour 14 days

A 14-day forest-focused Uganda safari through Mabira, Budongo, Kibale, Bigodi, Semuliki and Bwindi, with two primate-tracking days in the ro...