Platysteiridae

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Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Platysteiridae
Batis senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Batis senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Batis senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

The Senegal batis (Batis senegalensis) is a small African bird with distinct plumage that lives in dry open savanna and scrub habitats.

Batis capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Batis capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Batis capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Batis capensis (Cape batis) is a strikingly patterned small bird native to forests and gorges of southern Africa.

Batis molitor (Kuster, 1836)

Batis molitor (Kuster, 1836)

Batis molitor (Kuster, 1836)

Batis molitor, the chinspot batis, is a small stout bird found across multiple countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Batis pririt (Vieillot, 1818)

Batis pririt (Vieillot, 1818)

Batis pririt (Vieillot, 1818)

Batis pririt, the pririt batis, is a small patterned insect-eating passerine resident in southern Africa and southwestern Angola.

Batis erlangeri Neumann, 1907

Batis erlangeri Neumann, 1907

Batis erlangeri Neumann, 1907

Batis erlangeri is a passerine bird in the wattle-eye family found across a large area of central Africa.

Lanioturdus torquatus Waterhouse, 1838

Lanioturdus torquatus Waterhouse, 1838

Lanioturdus torquatus Waterhouse, 1838

The white-tailed shrike (Lanioturdus torquatus) is a small endemic passerine bird found only in western Angola and Namibia.

Platysteira peltata Sundevall, 1850

Platysteira peltata Sundevall, 1850

Platysteira peltata Sundevall, 1850

The black-throated wattle-eye (Platysteira peltata) is a bird in the family Platysteiridae, found across multiple countries in Africa.

Platysteira cyanea (Statius Muller, 1776)

Platysteira cyanea (Statius Muller, 1776)

Platysteira cyanea (Statius Muller, 1776)

Platysteira cyanea, the brown-throated wattle-eye, is a small insectivorous passerine that breeds in tropical African woodlands.

Dyaphorophyia castanea Fraser, 1843

Dyaphorophyia castanea Fraser, 1843

Dyaphorophyia castanea Fraser, 1843

The chestnut wattle-eye (Dyaphorophyia castanea) is a widespread Central African bird species found in multiple habitats and on cocoa farms.

Bias musicus (Vieillot, 1818)

Bias musicus (Vieillot, 1818)

Bias musicus (Vieillot, 1818)

Black-and-white shrike-flycatcher is an African passerine bird now classified closer to helmetshrikes and woodshrikes.

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