Senegal batis

Senegal batis
Male at Faraba, the Gambia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Platysteiridae
Genus: Batis
Species:
B. senegalensis
Binomial name
Batis senegalensis
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms

Muscicapa senegalensis Linnaeus, 1766

The Senegal batis (Batis senegalensis) is a species of small passerine bird in the wattle-eyes family, Platysteiridae. It occurs in western Africa where it is found in dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It was originally given the binomial name Muscicapa senegalensis by Carl Linnaeus in 1766.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Batis senegalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22707877A118746901. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22707877A118746901.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.