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Batis diops 

Linguistics
Actual scientific name :   Batis diops 
     
Old scientific name :   Batis diops 
     
French name :   Gobe-mouches soyeux diops (ou du Ruwenzori)
     
English name :   Ruwenzori Batis
     
Vernacular name :  
Mpompo (Tshiluba) ; Katetelungu (Kiluba)
 
 

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Description :   Differs from the other Batis in having a white patch above the base of the bill. Black breast band. Upperparts black with green sheen.  
     
Habitat :   In Katanga, only occurs on the Kabobo mount. It is a montane bird mainly found between 2000 and 3000 m of altitude. 
     
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Life history :   Nidification might take place all year long on the Kabobo mount.  
     
Distribution in Katanga :   view map  
 
 
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Warning :

This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors.

The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed.

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