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Batis capensis
The Cape Batis is strikingly patterned. The adult male has a grey crown, black eye mask and white throat. Its back is brown, with a black rump and tail and rufous wings. The underparts are white with a broad black breast band and rufous flanks. The female and juvenile plumages differ in that the breast band is narrower and rufous, not black, and there is a small rufous patch on the throat. The rufous wings and flanks are a distinction from other Batis species in the region.
Dense Forest.
The song is typically a triple whistle cherra-warra-warra or foo-foo-foo.
Spotted on Feb 9, 2013
Submitted on Feb 24, 2013
3 Comments
Thanks very much Sckel, I agree it's very beautiful!
Que pássaro lindo!
Spotting updated!