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 LC    Ground Batis* Id (Atlas):
    Lanioturdus torquatus

Description (10)
Image of Ground Batis
 

Other Names (World)
Ground Batis, Chatshrike, White-tailed Shrike, Flycatcher Shrike

Family
Platysteiridae (Batises And Wattle-eyes)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Waterhouse, 1838

Habitat
Dry savanna, subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland. Also, subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland, inland wetlands.

Range (Guide)
Angola, Namibia.

South-western Angola and north-western and central Namibia.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 1,000,000 - 2,499,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Clear, drawn-out whistles. Harsh cackling.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

 
White-tailed Shrike (Lanioturdus torquatus) [XC346849]
     by Peter Boesman from Namibgrens guest farm, Namibia (song)

 
White-tailed Shrike (Lanioturdus torquatus) [XC58513]
     by Charles Hesse from Windhoek, Namibia (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Ground Batis (Lanioturdus torquatus) - 10 files


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