List of Birds of Uganda - 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 13 species which occur in Uganda.

  • African Shrike-flycatcher Megabyas flammulatus
  • Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher Bias musicus
  • Common 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
  • Ruwenzori Batis Batis diops
  • Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
  • Gray-headed Batis Batis orientalis
  • Black-headed Batis Batis minor
  • Pygmy Batis Batis perkeo
  • Ituri Batis Batis ituriensis

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