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 11 species which occur in Nigeria.
- 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
- Red-cheeked Wattle-eye Platysteira blissetti
- Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye Platysteira concreta
- Senegal Batis Batis senegalensis
- Gray-headed Batis Batis orientalis
- Fernando Po Batis Batis poensis
- West African Batis Batis occulta
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Nigeria