Cape Batis Batis capensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (16)
- Subspecies (4)
Guy M. Kirwan, Michel Louette, Josep del Hoyo, and Nigel Collar
Version: 1.0 — Published October 25, 2022
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kaapse Bosbontrokkie |
| Catalan | batis del Cap |
| English | Cape Batis |
| English (United States) | Cape Batis |
| French | Pririt du Cap |
| French (France) | Pririt du Cap |
| German | Kapschnäpper |
| Japanese | ムナグロセワタビタキ |
| Norwegian | kappbatis |
| Polish | krępnik rdzawoskrzydły |
| Serbian | Kapski batis |
| Slovak | strakošík kapský |
| Spanish | Batis de El Cabo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Batis de El Cabo |
| Turkish | Kap Batisi |
| Ukrainian | Приріт рудокрилий |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan revised and standardized the account with Clements taxonomy. Tammy Zhang curated the media.
Batis capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Muscicapa capensis
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.327.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape of Good Hope.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- BATIS
- capense / capensis
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Cape Batis
