Chestnut wattle-eye

The chestnut wattle-eye (Platysteira castanea) is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swamps, and moist savanna.[2]

Chestnut wattle-eye
Male specimen left, female right
Nairobi National Museum

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Platysteiridae
Genus: Platysteira
Species:
P. castanea
Binomial name
Platysteira castanea
Fraser, 1843

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Platysteira castanea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Platysteira castanea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 11 September 2014.


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