Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Afrikaans:
Kaapse Bosbontrokkie
Common Names in Dutch:
Kaapse Vliegenvanger
Common Names in English:
Cape Batis, Cape Flycatcher, Cape Puff-back Flycatcher
Common Names in French:
Gobemouche soyeux du Cap
Common Names in German:
Kapschnäpper
Common Names in Japanese:
ムナグロワタゴシヒタキ
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 5,031 meters (0 to 16,506 feet).[1]
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.4 Forest - Temperate
- 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
- 1.9 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
- 14 Artificial/Terrestrial
- 14.4 Artificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens
- 14.6 Artificial/Terrestrial - Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Passeres
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
- Superfamily:
Corvoidea
()
- Family:
Platysteiridae
()
- Genus:
Batis
()
- Boie, 1833
- Specific name:
capensis
- (Linnaeus) 1766
- Scientific name: - Batis capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Linnaeus) 1766
- Specific name:
capensis
- (Linnaeus) 1766
- Genus:
Batis
(
- Family:
Platysteiridae
(
- Superfamily:
Corvoidea
(
- Suborder:
Passeres
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Batis capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Batis
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 29 species and subspecies in this genus:
B. capensis (Cape Puff-Back Flycatcher) · B. capensis capensis (Cape Puff-Back Flycatcher) · B. crypta (Dark Batis) · B. dimorpha (Malawi Puff-Back Flycatcher) · B. diops (Ruwenzori Puff Back Flycatcher) · B. fratrum (Woodward's Puff Back Flycatcher) · B. ituriensis (Chapin's Puff-Back Flycatcher) · B. margaritae (Boulton's Puff Back Flycatcher) · B. margaritae margaritae (Boulton's Batis) · B. minima (Western Grey-Headed Puff Back Flycatcher) · B. minor (Black-Headed Puff Back Flycatcher) · B. minulla (Angola Puff Back Flycatcher) · B. mixta (Short-Tailed Puff Back Flycatcher) · B. mixta mixta (Short-Tailed Batis) · B. mixta ultima (Sokoke Batis) · B. molitor (Chin Spot Puff Back Flycatcher) · B. molitor molitor (Chin Spot Puff-Back Flycatcher) · B. occulta (West African Batis) · B. orientalis (Grey-Headed Puff Back Flycatcher) · B. orientalis orientalis (Grey-Headed Puff Back Flycatcher) · B. perkeo (Pygmy Puff Back Flycatcher) · B. pirit (Pirit Puff-Back Flycatcher) · B. poensis (Fernando Po Puff Back Flycatcher) · B. pririt (Pririt Puff Back Flycatcher) · B. pririt pririt (Pririt Puff Back Flycatcher) · B. reichenowi (Reichenow's Batis) · B. senegalensis (Senegal Puff Back Flycatcher) · B. soror (Paler Chin Spot Puff-Back Flycatcher) · B. vermiculatus (Greasewood)
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Further Reading
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 129, p. 260, p. 280, p. 52, p. 53, p. 72.
- Bulletin / Peabody Museum of Natural History. 1970 New Haven: Peabody Museum of Natural History, url fig. 18, p. 73.
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) url p. 425.
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. London: The Club, 1893- url p. 112.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 106 1951 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 96.
- Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. London, 1874-98. url p. 133.
- Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum / By E. W. Oates [and afterwards] by S. G. Reid [and] W. R. Ogilvie-Grant. London, 1901-12. url p. 272, p. 347.
- Catalogue of the collection of birds' eggs in the British Museum (Natural History) London, Printed by order of the Trustees, 1901-12. url p. 272.
- Check-list of birds of the world. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1931-1987. url p. 380.
- Ibis. [London]Published for the British Ornithologists' Union by Academic Press. url p. 160, p. 161, p. 176, p. 203, p. 375, p. 402, p. 433, p. 492, p. 510, p. 542, p. 638, p. 94.
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia url p. 146.
- Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, Biological Society of Washington url p. 203, p. 47.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 397, p. 591.
- Sketches of South African bird-life, Cape Town, T. M. Miller, 1914. url .
- South African journal of natural history. Pretoria, South African Biological Society. url p. 231.
- The Biological bulletin. Woods Hole, Mass.: Marine Biological Laboratory, url p. 201.
- The Journal of the South African Ornithologists' Union. Pretoria. url p. 124, p. 136.
- The birds of Africa, comprising all the species which occur in the Ethiopian region, by G.E. Shelley. .. London, Published for the author by R.H. Porter (18 Princes Street, Cavendish Square, W.), 1896-1912. url p. 97.
- The birds of South Africa / by Edgar Leopold Layard. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1875-1884. url p. 346, p. 347, p. 838, p. 869.
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2009. Batis capensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 29, 2007:
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
- , Bird specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 4456
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-558880
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 4490920
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 558880
- IUCN ID: 194575
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 129826
Footnotes
- Mean = 674.330 meters (2,212.369 feet), Standard Deviation = 855.820 based on 28,645 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
