Jameson's Wattle-eye
Platysteira jamesoni(Sharpe, RB, 1890)
English (US) Jameson's Wattle-eye
The Jameson's Wattle-eye (Platysteira jamesoni) 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.
Range: eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, far southern South Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya, and far northwestern TanzaniaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Platysteira jamesoni
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Jameson's Wattle-eye
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1890)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Diaphorophyia jamesoni
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1890)
- Type locality
- Yambuya, Aruwimi River, Belgian Congo.
- Original description
- The story of the rear column of the Emin Pasha relief expedition p.398
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Wattle-eyes and Batises
Brown-throated Wattle-eye
Platysteira cyanea
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
Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye
Platysteira concreta
Margaret's Batis
Batis margaritae
Short-tailed Batis
Batis mixta
Dark Batis
Batis crypta
Rwenzori Batis
Batis diops
Cape Batis
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