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Brown-throated Wattle-eye
Platysteira cyanea
Brown-throated Wattle-eye (Platysteira cyanea) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Brown-throated Wattle-eye (Platysteira cyanea) is a member of the Platysteiridae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 14.6 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Platysteiridae Wattle-eyes, Batises
- Genus Platysteira
- Species cyanea
Quick facts
- Weight
- 14.6 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Platysteiridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Brown-throated Wattle-eye is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Brown-throated Wattle-eye is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Brown-throated Wattle-eye (Platysteira cyanea) belongs to the Platysteiridae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Africa. Its distribution covers AF w, c.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 14.6 g, with a wing length of about 6.4 cm and a tail of around 5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 5.6 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Brown-throated Wattle-eye?
The Brown-throated Wattle-eye is a very small bird that weighs around 14.6 g.
Where does the Brown-throated Wattle-eye live?
The Brown-throated Wattle-eye is found across Africa with a range covering AF w, c, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Brown-throated Wattle-eye belong to?
The Brown-throated Wattle-eye (Platysteira cyanea) belongs to the Platysteiridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Brown-throated Wattle-eye eat?
The Brown-throated Wattle-eye is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Brown-throated Wattle-eye migrate?
The Brown-throated Wattle-eye is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Brown-throated Wattle-eye endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Brown-throated Wattle-eye make?
1 real field recording of the Brown-throated Wattle-eye — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Brown-throated Wattle-eye's range?
The Brown-throated Wattle-eye has a mapped global range of about 5.6 million km².
Conservation
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