The black-throated wattle-eye (Platysteira peltata) is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
| Black-throated wattle-eye | |
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| Female, Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
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| Male, same location | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Platysteiridae |
| Genus: | Platysteira |
| Species: | P. peltata
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| Binomial name | |
| Platysteira peltata Sundevall, 1850
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References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Platysteira peltata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707938A94143186. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707938A94143186.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
edit- Black-throated wattle-eye - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.