| Cape batis | |
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| Male in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
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| Female in the Western Cape, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Platysteiridae |
| Genus: | Batis |
| Species: | B. capensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Batis capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
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| Synonyms | |
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Muscicapa capensis Linnaeus, 1766 | |
The Cape batis (Batis capensis) is a small, stout insect-eating passerine bird in the wattle-eye family. It is endemic to the Afromontane forests of southern Africa.
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Batis capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22731056A112335592. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22731056A112335592.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Clancey, P. A. (1959). "The South African Races of the Cape Batis Batis capensis (Linnaeus)". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 79: 57–60. Retrieved 23 April 2018.