- Platysteira peltata
Identification
Length 14 cm, mass 11-15 g
Red eye-wattle over the eye.
Male - Green-black head, dark grey back, white chin, throat and belly, with black breast band.
Female - Similar to the male, but the throat and upper breast are black.
Distribution
Southern subtropical Africa:
Western Africa: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
- P. p. cryptoleuca: Somalia to eastern Zimbabwe and northern Mozambique; Mafia Island
- P. p. mentalis: Angola to southern Zaire, Zambia, Uganda, Kenya and western Tanzania
- P. p. peltata: Zambia to Malawi, Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe and eastern South Africa
Has been considered conspecific with Banded Wattle-eye.
Habitat
Forest: montane to coastal; often near water. Thickets and mangroves.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects.
Breeding
The 1 or 2 glossy grey-green eggs are laid in a cup-shaped nest. The female incubates the clutch for 16–18 days.
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.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-throated Wattle-eye. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-throated_Wattle-eye
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
