Western Black-headed Batis
Batis erlangeri
Wattle-eyes and Batises (Platysteiridae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Western Black-headed Batis with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Grey-headed Batis Batis orientalis | 2 |
| Pygmy Batis Batis perkeo | 1 |
Family
Platysteiridae is a family of small, stout passerine birds of the African tropics. The family contains the wattle-eyes and batises. They were previously classed as a subfamily of the Old World flycatchers, Muscicapidae.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …