Passeriformes / Platysteiridae / Batis

Cape Batis

Batis capensis

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Batis capensis capensis

southern South Africa, eastward to Free State and southern KwaZulu-Natal
Batis capensis erythrophthalma

eastern highlands of Zimbabwe and adjacent western Mozambique, also locally in southern Malawi
Batis capensis hollidayi

northeastern South Africa, Eswatini, and Mozambique (Lebombo Range)
Batis capensis kennedyi

southwestern Zimbabwe (Mopoto Hills region)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.