Species profile
Batis puella
Batis puella
Quick answer
Lectotype (herein designated; see below for explanation): ZMB 30415 (Emin Pasha, no. 689), skin, female, collected by Emin Pasha at Bussissi, 16.10.1890. Paralectotype: ZMB 30416 (Emin Pasha, no. 491), skin, male, collected by Emin Pasha at Bussissi, 30.09.1890. Paralectotype: ZMB 2000.64612, skin, female, collected by J. M. Hildebrandt in Taita, 07.1877. Paralectotype: ZMB 2000.64611 (Böhm, no. 632), skin, female, collected by R. Böhm at Kakoma, 29.08. [1881]. Paralectotype: ZMB 2000.64623 (Böhm, no. 700), mount, female, collected by R. Böhm in Ugalla, 28.10. [1881]. Paralectotype: ZMB 2000.64627 (Böhm, no. 649), skin, female, collected by R. Böhm at Kakoma, 01.09. [1881]. Paralectotype: ZMB 2000.64630 (Böhm, no. 631), skin, male, collected by R. Böhm at Kakoma, 29.08. [1881]. Paralectotype: ZMB 30279, skin, male, collected by Emin Pasha at Butumbi, 28.04.1891. Paralectotype: ZMB 2000.64566 (Emin Pasha, no. 128), skin, male, collected by Emin Pasha at Mpapwa, 17.06.1890. Paralectotype (missing): collected by R. Böhm at Kakoma, 07.04. [1881]. Excluded Paralectotype (B. soror): ZMB 24759 (B 15694, Fischer, no. 162), skin, former mount, female, collected by G. A. Fischer on Sansibar, 29.03. [18] 78. Excluded Paralectotype (B. soror): ZMB 23536 (B 15041, Fischer, no. 83), mount, female, collected by G. A. Fischer at Mombassa, 26.06. [18] 77. Excluded Paralectotype (B. soror): ZMB 28018 (Stuhlmann, no. 607), skin, male, collected by F. Stuhlmann at Quilimane, 29.01.1889. Excluded Paralectotype (B. soror): ZMB 28019 (Stuhlmann, no. 612), skin, female, collected by F. Stuhlmann at Quilimane, 29.01.1889. Excluded Paralectotype (B. soror): ZMB 28020 (Stuhlmann, no. 608), skin, male, collected by F. Stuhlmann at Quilimane, 29.01.1889. Excluded Paralectotype (B. soror): ZMB 2000.6501 (Stuhlmann, no. 612), skin, female, collected by F. Stuhlmann at Quilimane, 29.01.1889. Excluded Paralectotype (B. soror): ZMB 2000.64515 (Stuhlmann, no. 272), skin, male, collected by F. Stuhlmann on Sansibar, 03.11.1888. Excluded Paralectotype (possibly B. pririt Vieillot, 1818, missing): Fischer, no. 631, juvenile, collected by G. A. Fischer at Bondei, 06.01. [1883]. Excluded Paralectotype (possibly B. pririt Vieillot, 1818, missing): Fischer, no. 938, male, collected by G. A. Fischer at Gross-Aruscha, 16.07. [1883]. Excluded Paralectotype (possibly B. pririt Vieillot, 1818, missing): Fischer, no. 1014, female, collected by G. A. Fischer at Pangani, 23.08. [1883]. Excluded Paralectotype (possibly B. soror, missing): collected by G. A. Fischer on the River Tana [1878]. Excluded Paralectotype (possibly B. soror, missing): collected by R. Böhm at Simbareni, 10.08. [1880]. Excluded Paralectotype (possibly B. soror, missing): collected by Thomson (?) at River Rovuma. Type locality: Due to the lectotypification herein, the type locality of Batis puella is ascertained as Bussissi [Busisi, Mwanza Region, Tanzania].
- Scientific name
- Batis puella
- Family
- Platysteiridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Batis
Recording Batis puella in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Platysteiridae
- African Shrike-flycatcher (Megabyas flammulatus)
- Angola Batis (Batis minulla)
- Banded Wattle-eye (Platysteira laticincta)
- Batis mystica (Batis mystica)
- Bioko Batis (Batis poensis)
- Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher (Bias musicus)
- Black-necked Wattle-eye (Platysteira chalybea)
- Black-throated Wattle-eye (Platysteira peltata)