Reichenow 's batis previously been treated as a subspecies of the forest batis ( Batis mixta ) and of the Cape batis ( Batis capensis ) .
The specific epithet was chosen to honour the German ornithologist Anton Reichenow .
Anton Reichenow 's batis previously been treated as a subspecies of the forest batis ( Batis mixta ) and of the Cape batis ( Batis capensis ) .
The specific epithet was chosen to honour the German ornithologist Anton Reichenow .