Brown-throated Wattle-eye
Platysteira cyanea(Müller, PLS, 1776)
English (US) Brown-throated Wattle-eye
The Brown-throated Wattle-eye (Platysteira cyanea) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Platysteiridae (Wattle-eyes and Batises) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Platysteira cyanea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown-throated Wattle-eye
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Platysteira cyanea cyanea
- Platysteira cyanea nyansae
- Platysteira cyanea aethiopica
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Muscicapa cyanea
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
- Type locality
- Senegal.
- Original description
- Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs p.170
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Wattle-eyes and Batises
White-tailed Shrike
Lanioturdus torquatus
Chestnut Wattle-eye
Dyaphorophyia castanea
West African Wattle-eye
Dyaphorophyia hormophora
White-spotted Wattle-eye
Dyaphorophyia tonsa
White-fronted Wattle-eye
Platysteira albifrons
Black-throated Wattle-eye
Platysteira peltata
Banded Wattle-eye
Platysteira laticincta
Red-cheeked Wattle-eye
Platysteira blissetti
Black-necked Wattle-eye
Platysteira chalybea
Jameson's Wattle-eye
Platysteira jamesoni
Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye
Platysteira concreta
Margaret's Batis
Batis margaritae
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