• Synonyms Common Puffback, Cape or Malawi Batis, Cape Puff-back Flycatcher, Cape Puffback, Cape Flycatcher, Cape/Malawi Batis, Cape Puffback-Flycatcher, Cape Puffback Flycatcher, Common Puffback-Flycatcher, Puffback Flycatcher, Common Batis
  • Old latin name for bird Muscicapa capensis

Cape Batisbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zimbabwe
  • 2.
    Call, juvenile, song, © Oscar Campbell
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, © Derek Solomon
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Call, © Tim Cockcroft
    South Africa
  • 6.
    Song, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zimbabwe
  • 7.
    Call, © Tim Cockcroft
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Cape Batis

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion Zimbabwe, w, s Mozambique and South Africa

Cape Batis subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Batis capensis capensiss South Africa-No
Batis capensis erythrophthalmae Zimbabwe and w Mozambique-No
Batis capensis hollidayine South Africa, Swaziland and s Mozambique-No
Batis capensis kennedyisw Zimbabwe-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansKaapse Bosbontrokkie
Catalanbatis del Cap
Chinese海角蓬背鹟
Chinese (Traditional)南非噴背鶲
Croatiancrnolici batis
CzechLesknácek kapský, Lesknácek dvoubarvý, lesknáček kapský
DanishMalawibatis, Kap Batis, Kapbatis
DutchBruinflankvliegenvanger, Bruinflank-vliegenvanger
Finnishkirjotöpösieppo
FrenchBatis du Cap, Pririt du Cap, Pririt du Cap ou P. du Malawi
GermanKap Schnäpper, Kapbatis, Kapschnäpper
ItalianPigliamosche mascherato del Capo, Batis del Capo
Japaneseムナグロセワタビタキ, ムナグロワタゴシヒタキ, ムナグロウァタゴシヒタキ
Lithuaniankapinis batis
Norwegiankappbatis
Norwegian NynorskKappbatis
Polishkrepnik rdzawoskrzydly, krępnik rdzawoskrzydły
PortugueseBatis do Cabo, bátis-do-cabo
RussianКапский батис
SerbianKapski batis
Slovakstrakošík kapský
SpanishBatis del Cabo, Batis de El Cabo
Swedishkapbatis
TurkishKap Batisi
Ukrainianприріт рудокрилий
XhosaIngedle
ZuluuDokotela