Grey-headed Batis Batis orientalis - some photos and notes

Grey-headed Batis Batis orientalis

Sof Omar, Ethiopia
January 2016

The Grey-headed Batis is distributed in a broad band from north-east Nigeria to Ethiopia and Somalia. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. It is found in acacia woodland and subdesert grasslands where it feeds on insects which it gleans from the foliage.

It is very similar to the Pygmy Batis B. perkeo but has a longer white supercilium and is found in different areas. These photos are of a male. The female has a chestnut breast band.

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