List of Birds of Angola - Wattle-eyes

Wattle-eyes

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Platysteiridae

The wattle-eyes or puffback flycatchers are small stout passerine birds of the African tropics. They get their name from the brightly coloured fleshy eye decorations found in most species in this group. There are 31 species worldwide and 15 species which occur in Angola.

  • African Shrike-flycatcher Megabyas flammulatus
  • Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher Bias musicus
  • Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea
  • White-fronted Wattle-eye Platysteira albifrons (E)
  • Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata
  • Chestnut Wattle-eye Platysteira castanea
  • Red-cheeked Wattle-eye Platysteira blissetti
  • Black-necked Wattle-eye Platysteira chalybea
  • Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye Platysteira concreta
  • Boulton's Batis Batis margaritae
  • Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
  • Pririt Batis Batis pririt
  • Black-headed Batis Batis minor
  • Angola Batis Batis minulla
  • White-tailed Shrike Lanioturdus torquatus

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