Cape batis
| Cape batis | |
|---|---|
| Male in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| Female in the Western Cape, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Platysteiridae |
| Genus: | Batis |
| Species: | B. capensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Batis capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Muscicapa capensis Linnaeus, 1766 | |
The Cape batis (Batis capensis) is a small, stout insect-eating passerine bird in the wattle-eye family. It is endemic to the Afromontane forests of southern Africa.