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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | 14cm<br /> | |
+ | '''Male''' | ||
+ | *Glossy black above | ||
+ | *White below | ||
+ | *Black breast band | ||
+ | *White wingbar | ||
+ | *Fleshy red wattles above the eye<br /> | ||
+ | '''Female''' | ||
+ | [[Image:Brown-throated_Wattle-eye.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Sidor|Sidor}}<br />Maasai Mara, [[Kenya]], September 2006]] | ||
+ | *Grey-black upperparts | ||
+ | *White wing bar | ||
+ | *Red wattles | ||
+ | *Small white chin patch | ||
+ | *Maroon throat and breast | ||
+ | *Black breast band | ||
+ | *White belly<br /> | ||
+ | '''Young males ''': paler and greyer than female | ||
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | West, central and northeast [[Africa]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Western Africa''': [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[The Gambia]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Guinea]], [[Mali]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[DRC]] and [[Angola]].<br /> | ||
+ | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]] and [[Tanzania]]. | ||
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
+ | There are 3 subspecies: | ||
+ | *''P. c. cyanea'': | ||
+ | :*[[Senegal]] to [[Gabon]], [[Angola]], [[Central African Republic]] and [[Zaire]] | ||
+ | *''P. c. aethiopica'': | ||
+ | :*South-eastern [[Sudan]] (Boma) and [[Ethiopia]] | ||
+ | *''P. c. nyansae'': | ||
+ | :*Southern [[Sudan]] to northern [[Zaire]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]] and north-western [[Tanzania]] | ||
+ | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Gallery forest, primary and secondary Guinea savanna woodland, mature mangrove woodland, river banks, gardens and Farmland. | ||
+ | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | The diet includes insects. | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | It builds a cup nest made from lichen and cobweb, placed low in a bush or tree. | ||
+ | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
+ | A ringing whistling call. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
+ | #Wikipedia | ||
+ | #BF Member observations | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Platysteira+cyanea}} | {{GSearch|Platysteira+cyanea}} | ||
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Revision as of 20:43, 19 February 2012
- Platysteira cyanea
Identification
14cm
Male
- Glossy black above
- White below
- Black breast band
- White wingbar
- Fleshy red wattles above the eye
Female
- Grey-black upperparts
- White wing bar
- Red wattles
- Small white chin patch
- Maroon throat and breast
- Black breast band
- White belly
Young males : paler and greyer than female
Distribution
West, central and northeast Africa
Western Africa: Senegambia, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, DRC and Angola.
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 3 subspecies:
- P. c. cyanea:
- Senegal to Gabon, Angola, Central African Republic and Zaire
- P. c. aethiopica:
- P. c. nyansae:
Habitat
Gallery forest, primary and secondary Guinea savanna woodland, mature mangrove woodland, river banks, gardens and Farmland.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects.
Breeding
It builds a cup nest made from lichen and cobweb, placed low in a bush or tree.
Vocalisation
A ringing whistling call.
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
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown-throated Wattle-eye. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown-throated_Wattle-eye