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Brown-throated Wattle-eye

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Platysteira cyanea
Female Brown-throated Wattle-EyePhoto by SidorMaasai Mara, Kenya
Female Brown-throated Wattle-Eye
Photo by Sidor
Maasai Mara, Kenya

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[edit] Identification

14cm. Male - glossy black above, white below, black breastband, white wingbar, fleshy red wattles above the eye.

Female - grey-black upperparts, white wing bar, red wattles, small white patch below bill, maroon throat and breast are maroon, black breast band, white belly. Young males - paler, greyer versions.

[edit] Distribution

West, central and northeast Africa.

Male Brown-throated Wattle-EyePhoto by Steve GAbuko, The Gambia
Male Brown-throated Wattle-Eye
Photo by Steve G
Abuko, The Gambia

[edit] Taxonomy

There are 3 subspecies.

[edit] Habitat

Woodlands, forests and gardens.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes insects.

It builds a cup nest made from lichen and cobweb, placed low in a bush or tree.

[edit] References

Wikipedia

[edit] External Links

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