List of Birds of Zambia - 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 6 species which occur in Zambia.

  • Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher Bias musicus
  • Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata
  • Chestnut Wattle-eye Platysteira castanea
  • Boulton's Batis Batis margaritae
  • Cape Batis Batis capensis
  • Chinspot Batis Batis molitor

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