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 the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- African Shrike-flycatcher Megabyas flammulatus
- Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher Bias musicus
- Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea
- White-fronted Wattle-eye Platysteira albifrons
- Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata
- Chestnut Wattle-eye Platysteira castanea
- White-spotted Wattle-eye Platysteira tonsa
- Jameson's Wattle-eye Platysteira jamesoni
- Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye Platysteira concreta
- Boulton's Batis Batis margaritae
- Ruwenzori Batis Batis diops
- Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
- Black-headed Batis Batis minor
- Ituri Batis Batis ituriensis
- Angola Batis Batis minulla
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo