Snapper strangler
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Lappet flycatcher ( Platysteira cyanea ) |
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The flycatchers (Platysteiridae) form a family of songbirds comprising 31 species and six genera , which was previously regarded as the subfamily of the flycatcher .
The 8 to 16 cm long birds live in the forest and bushland of tropical Africa . Lappetcatchers have brightly colored flaps of skin around their eyes and have many features in common with woollycatchers , such as long, fluffy rump feathers that can be placed over their backs, and sounds made by flapping their wings and semi-melodious chants. Insects are either caught in flight or picked from the ground. Two to five eggs are laid in cup-shaped nests .
Systematics
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Wool snapper - Batis
Boie , 1833
- Kapbatis - Batis capensis ( Linnaeus , 1766)
- Ruwenzoribatis - Batis diops Jackson , 1905
- Woodward-Batis - Batis fratrum Shelley , 1900
- Ituribatis - Batis ituriensis Chapin , 1921
- Lawson-Batis - Batis occulta Lawson , 1984
- Margaretenbatis - Batis margaritae Boulton , 1934
- Gabunbatis - Batis minima J. Verreaux & E. Verreaux , 1855
- Kongobatis - Batis minor Erlanger , 1901
- Angolabatis - Batis minulla Bocage , 1874
- Short-tailed batis - Batis mixta Shelley , 1889
- White Flanked Batis - Batis molitor Küster , 1836
- Heuglin-Batis - Batis orientalis Heuglin , 1871
- Däumlingsbatis - Batis perkeo Neumann , 1907
- Priritbatis - Batis pririt ( Vieillot , 1818)
- Senegalbatis - Batis senegalensis ( Linnaeus , 1766)
- Fahlbatis - Batis soror Reichenow , 1903
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Bias Lesson , 1830/31
- Schäpperwürger - Bias flammulatus J. Verreaux & E. Verreaux , 1855
- Vangaschnäpper - Bias musicus ( Vieillot , 1818)
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Lanioturdus Waterhouse , 1838
- Throttle Strangler - Lanioturdus torquatus Waterhouse , 1838
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Lappet snapper - Platysteira Jardine & Selby , 1829
- White-fronted rag flycatcher - Platysteira albifrons Sharpe , 1873
- Reichenow flap flycatcher - Platysteira chalybea Reichenow , 1897
- Glossy rag flycatcher - Platysteira blissetti Sharpe , 1872
- White-rumped flap flycatcher - Platysteira castanea Fraser , 1843
- Yellow-bellied flap flycatcher - Platysteira concreta Hartlaub , 1855
- Lappet flycatcher - Platysteira cyanea ( Statius Müller , 1776)
- Jameson flabcatcher - Platysteira jamesoni Sharpe , 1890
- Bamendalappcatcher - Platysteira laticincta Bates , 1926
- Black-throated rag flycatcher - Platysteira peltata Sundevall , 1850
- White- browed rag flycatcher - Platysteira tonsa Bates , 1911
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Pseudobias Sharpe , 1870
- Ward snapper - Pseudobias wardi Sharpe , 1870
Web links
- Snapper Strangler on montereybay.com (English)