Black-throated Wattle-eye
Platysteira peltataSundevall, CJ, 1850
English (US) Black-throated Wattle-eye
The Black-throated Wattle-eye (Platysteira peltata) 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 peltata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-throated Wattle-eye
- Described by
- Sundevall, CJ, 1850
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Platysteira peltata cryptoleuca
- Platysteira peltata mentalis
- Platysteira peltata peltata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Platystira peltata
- Described by
- Sundevall, CJ, 1850
- Type locality
- 'Caffraria inferiore.' Type from Umlalazi River, Zululand, Natal, fide Gyldenstolpe, 1934, Ibis, p. 291.
- Original description
- Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 7, no.4 p.105
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
Brown-throated Wattle-eye
Platysteira cyanea
White-fronted Wattle-eye
Platysteira albifrons
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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