- Platysteira chalybea
Identification
Length 9 cm. Green-blue eye wattle.
Male: The head, throat, upper breast and upperparts are glossy green-black with a white rump; lower breast and belly yellowish white.
Female: Similar to the male, but less glossy; eye wattle is smaller.
Distribution
Western Africa: found in southern Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Angola
African Islands: Bioko (Fernando Po)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1], sometimes considered a subspecies of Red-cheeked Wattle-eye.[3]
This species is placed in the genus Dyaphorophyia by some authorities.[2]
Habitat
Dense undergrowth of forest and old plantations.
Behaviour
Vocalization
Series of notes tee di-dee-deee dee dee durr decending in pitch; also a dry tik chee hee.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-necked Wattle-eye. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-necked_Wattle-eye
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
