Alternative name: Blissett's Wattle-eye
- Platysteira blissetti
Dyaphorophyia blissetti
Identification
Length 9 cm. Blue eye wattles; black bill, legs and feet; chestnut patches extend from beneath the eyes to the upper breast and sides of the neck; black throat and white lower breast and belly.
The male has glossy black upperparts whereas the upperparts of the female are dark grey.
Distribution
Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, and Cameroon.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
This species is placed in the genus Dyaphorophyia by some authorities.
Habitat
Tropical moist lowland forests.
Behaviour
Vocalisation
High-pitched tee teee tee whistle as well as churring calls.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Red-cheeked Wattle-eye. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Red-cheeked_Wattle-eye
