Dark Batis vs Black-necked Wattle-eye

Batis crypta compared with Dyaphorophyia chalybea

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Dark Batis Black-necked Wattle-eye
Scientific Name Batis crypta Dyaphorophyia chalybea
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Platysteiridae Platysteiridae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 11.9 cm (4.7 in) 10.3 cm (4.1 in)
Weight 12.55 g (0.44 oz) 11.9 g (0.42 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2 2
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Dark Batis only

None

Black-necked Wattle-eye only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Dark Batis

Least Concern

Black-necked Wattle-eye

About These Birds

Black-necked Wattle-eye

The Black-necked Wattle-eye is a small, colorful flycatcher with blue-black upperparts, a distinctive black neck collar, and a bright red wattle above the eye in the male. It inhabits the understorey of lowland and montane rainforests in west-central Africa, from Nigeria east to Uganda and south to Angola. It forages by making short sallying flights to snatch insects from foliage and the air.

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