Wattle-eyes
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Platysteiridae
Wattle-eyes get their name from the brightly coloured fleshy eye decorations found in most species in this group. These insect-eating birds are found in usually open forests or bush. They hunt by flycatching, or by taking prey from the ground like a shrike. There are 30 species worldwide, eight in Southern Africa.
- Black-and-white Flycatcher Bias musicus
- White-tailed Shrike Lanioturdus torquatus
- Cape Batis Batis capensis
- Woodward's Batis Batis fratrum
- Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
- Pale Batis Batis soror
- Pririt Batis Batis pririt
- Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata
Read more about this topic: List Of Southern African Birds