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 14 species which occur in Tanzania.
- African Shrike-flycatcher Megabyas flammulatus
- Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher Bias musicus
- Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea
- Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata
- Chestnut Wattle-eye Platysteira castanea
- Jameson's Wattle-eye Platysteira jamesoni
- Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye Platysteira concreta
- Short-tailed Batis Batis mixta
- Ruwenzori Batis Batis diops
- Cape Batis Batis capensis
- Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
- Pale Batis Batis soror
- Black-headed Batis Batis minor
- Pygmy Batis Batis perkeo
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Tanzania