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''Batis'' (pronounced BAT-iss) is a genus of passerine birds in the wattle-eye family. Its species are resident in Africa south of the Sahara. They were previously classed as a subfamily of the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. They are small stout insect-eating birds, usually found in open forests or bush. The nest is a small neat cup low in a tree or bush. They hunt by flycatching, or by taking prey from the ground like a shrike. ''Batis'' species are strikingly patterned, typically with a grey crown, black eye mask, dark back, and paler underparts, often with a coloured or black breast band and white on the throat which contrasts strongly with the black eye stripe. Male and female plumages usually differ. The song is typically a descending triple whistle. ==Species in taxonomic order== * Margaret's batis, ''Batis margaritae'' * Forest batis, ''Batis mixta'' * Dark batis, ''Batis crypta'' * Ruwenzori batis, ''Batis diops'' * Cape batis, ''Batis capensis'' * Woodward's batis, ''Batis fratrum'' * Chinspot batis, ''Batis molitor'' * Pale batis, ''Batis soror'' * Pririt batis, ''Batis pririt'' * Senegal batis, ''Batis senegalensis'' * Grey-headed batis, ''Batis orientalis'' * Black-headed batis, ''Batis minor'' * * Eastern black-headed batis, ''Batis minor minor'' * * Western black-headed batis, ''Batis minor erlangeri'' * Pygmy batis, ''Batis perkeo'' * Gabon batis, ''Batis minima'' * Ituri batis, ''Batis ituriensis'' * Fernando Po batis, ''Batis poensis'' * West African batis, ''Batis occulta'' * Angolan batis, ''Batis minulla'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Batis (bird)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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