Batises and Wattle-eyes (Platysteiridae)
Chestnut Wattle-eye (Dyaphorophyia castanea) - HBW 11, p. 197
French: Pririt châtain
German: Weißbürzel-Lappenschnäpper
Spanish: Batis-carunculado Castaño
Taxonomy: Platysteira castanea Fraser, 1843, Clarence, Bioko.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- hormophora Reichenow, 1901 - Sierra Leone E to Benin.
- castanea (Fraser, 1843) - S Nigeria to S Sudan, W Kenya and NW Tanzania (Bukoba), S to N Angola (N of 10° S), S DRCongo (Kasaji, in Katanga) and extreme N Zambia (Mwinilunga); Bioko I (Fernando Póo).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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partly obscured, front view of male Locality Krabo Forest, Western Region, Ghana (ssp hormophora)
Martin Kennewell 9 December 2010 2 years ago 12 sec 3.3
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Female perched
Locality Atewa Range, Ghana (ssp hormophora)
Nik Borrow 17 April 2012 51 weeks ago 4.3 -
Adult male perched
Locality Kakum National Park, Central Region, Ghana (ssp hormophora)
Nik Borrow 17 April 2009 3 years ago 4 -
Fontal view of male
Locality Mbaminkom Mountain, Centre Province, Cameroon
Mikko Pyhälä 16 January 2013 13 weeks ago 3.2
- No sound recordings available yet
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