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 13 species which occur in Gabon.
- African Shrike-flycatcher Megabyas flammulatus
- Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher Bias musicus
- Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea
- Chestnut Wattle-eye Platysteira castanea
- White-spotted Wattle-eye Platysteira tonsa
- Black-necked Wattle-eye Platysteira chalybea
- Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye Platysteira concreta
- Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
- Black-headed Batis Batis minor
- Verreaux's Batis Batis minima
- Fernando Po Batis Batis poensis
- West African Batis Batis occulta
- Angola Batis Batis minulla
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Gabon