White-fronted wattle-eye

The white-fronted wattle-eye (Platysteira albifrons) is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae. It is endemic to Angola.

White-fronted wattle-eye

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Platysteiridae
Genus: Platysteira
Species:
P. albifrons
Binomial name
Platysteira albifrons
Sharpe, 1873

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Platysteira albifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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