Western black-headed batis

The western black-headed batis (Batis erlangeri) or Von Erlanger's batis, is a species of passerine bird in the wattle-eye family Platysteiridae.^[2] It is found over an extensive area of central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and moist savanna. It was formerly treated as conspecific with the eastern black-headed batis (Batis minor).

Western black-headed batis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Platysteiridae
Genus:	Batis
Species:	B. erlangeri
Binomial name
Batis erlangeri Neumann, 1907
Synonyms
Batis minor erlangeri

Two subspecies are recognised:^[3]

• B. e. erlangeri Neumann, 1907 – north Cameroon to Ethiopia south to Uganda, west Kenya and Burundi
• B. e. congoensis Neumann, 1907 – south Congo, southwest Democratic Republic of the Congo, west Angola