Batises and Wattle-eyes (Platysteiridae)
Brown-throated Wattle-eye (Platysteira cyanea) - HBW 11, p. 198
French: Pririt à collier
German: Lappenschnäpper
Spanish: Batis-carunculado Gorgipardo
Other common names: (Common/Banded(!)/Scarlet-spectacled) Wattle-eye
Taxonomy: Muscicapa cyanea Statius Muller, 1776, Senegal.
Forms a superspecies with P. albifrons; traditionally, all members of genus treated as a superspecies, but untenable on grounds of geographical overlap and morphological characters. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cyanea (Statius Muller, 1776) - Senegal E to W Central African Republic, S to NW Angola and NW DRCongo (S approximately to R Congo).
- nyansae Neumann, 1905 - E Central African Republic and DRCongo (from lower and middle R Congo) E to S Sudan, W Kenya, NW Tanzania islands in L Victoria (Kome, Ukerewe).
- aethiopica Neumann, 1905 - S Ethiopia and extreme SE Sudan.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An immature male perched and flying off Locality Abuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp cyanea)
Dave Jackson 20 November 2006 4 years ago 22 sec 4.6 -
Several birds perched and flying away Locality Mweya Lodge, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda (ssp nyansae)
Josep del Hoyo 4 September 2006 4 years ago 22 sec 4.5 -
A female perched, seen from below Locality Rondo Retreat, Kemeri, Kenya (ssp nyansae)
Marc de Bont 4 January 2007 3 years ago 17 sec 4.4 -
A female moving in a tree Locality Abuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp cyanea)
Alex García · Videoaves 17 April 2011 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 13 sec 4 -
bird looking for food Locality Mandinaba, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp cyanea)
Daniêl Jimenez 24 December 2011 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 15 sec 3.5 -
A bird perched on a branch and then flying away Locality Kampala, Uganda (ssp nyansae)
Keith Blomerley 4 August 2002 5 years ago 13 sec 3.4
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With a catch
Locality Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
John A Thompson 18 January 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.8 -
A male bird.
Locality Makasutu Nature Forest, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp cyanea)
Steve Garvie 6 December 2009 1 year ago 4.2 -
Adult Female
Locality River Gambia National Park, Central River Division, The Gambia
Patrick Floré 16 November 2010 1 year ago 4 -
A male.
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Juan José Bazán Hiraldo 14 October 2008 1 year ago 3.5 -
an adult female hiding among leaves near a singing male
Locality Bouba Ndjida National Park, North Province, Cameroon
Marco Valentini 31 December 2010 12 weeks ago 3.2 -
A bird in Frankfurt Zoo
Locality Frankfurt Zoo, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Stefan Helming 8 November 2008 2 years ago 3
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