Chestnut wattle-eye

Chestnut wattle-eye
Male specimen left, female right Nairobi National Museum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Platysteiridae
Genus:	Platysteira
Species:	P. castanea
Binomial name
Platysteira castanea Fraser, 1843
Synonyms
Dyaphorophyia castanea

The chestnut wattle-eye (Platysteira castanea) is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae. It is widespread across Central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swamps, and moist savanna. ^[1] It is often found on cocoa farms. ^[2]

Gallery

• 
  male
• 
  female

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Dyaphorophyia castanea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T103704564A94143481. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103704564A94143481.en . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
2. Jarrett, Crinan; Smith, Thomas B.; Claire, Tabe T. R.; Ferreira, Diogo F.; Tchoumbou, Melanie; Elikwo, Malange N. F.; Wolfe, Jared; Brzeski, Kristin; Welch, Andreanna J.; Hanna, Rachid; Powell, Luke L. (2021-03-14). "Bird communities in African cocoa agroforestry are diverse but lack specialized insectivores". Journal of Applied Ecology. 58 (6): 1237–1247. Bibcode:2021JApEc..58.1237J. doi:10.1111/1365-2664.13864. ISSN   0021-8901.

External links

• Image at ADW Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine