Batis minor erlangeri The western black-headed batis (Batis erlangeri) or Von Erlanger's batis, is a species of passerine bird in the wattle-eye family Platysteiridae.

[2] It is found over an extensive area of central Africa.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and moist savanna.

It was formerly treated as conspecific with the eastern black-headed batis (Batis minor).

Two subspecies are recognised:[3] This Platysteiridae-related article is a stub.