Black-throated Wattle-eye

Platysteira peltata

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyPlatysteiridae (Wattle-eyes and Batises)
GenusPlatysteira (Wattle-eyes)
SpeciesPlatysteira peltata (Black-throated Wattle-eye)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Masai Mara National Reserve

1 Verified sightings at Masai Mara National Reserve From 2019 to 2026

632 Verified sightings across all 26 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Black-throated Wattle-eye

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 - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve

Platysteira cyanea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Batis molitor

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lamprotornis superbus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Pycnonotus barbatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Macronyx croceus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Lanius excubitoroides

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Myrmecocichla nigra

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Buphagus africanus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Crithagra mozambica

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Uraeginthus ianthinogaster

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Dicrurus adsimilis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
2	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
3	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	~10%
4	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
5	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
6	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~10%
7	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~10%
8	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
9	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
10	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
11	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
12	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
13	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
14	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
15	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
16	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
17	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
18	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
19	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
20	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
21	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
22	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
23	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
24	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
25	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
26	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

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Black-throated Wattle-eye

About the Black-throated Wattle-eye

Recent sightings of Black-throated Wattle-eye in Masai Mara National Reserve

Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve

Brown-throated Wattle-eye

Chinspot Batis

Superb Starling

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

Common Bulbul

Yellow-throated Longclaw

Grey-backed Fiscal

Sooty Chat

Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Yellow-fronted Canary

Purple Grenadier

Fork-tailed Drongo

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found