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 Murchison Falls National Park

1 Verified sightings at Murchison Falls National Park 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 Murchison Falls National Park

Platysteira cyanea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Batis erlangeri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bias musicus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Batis molitor

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Megabyas flammulatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Batis orientalis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Ptilostomus afer

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Uraeginthus bengalus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Pycnonotus barbatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Laniarius erythrogaster

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Empidornis semipartitus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

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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 Murchison Falls National Park

Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park

Brown-throated Wattle-eye

Western Black-headed Batis

Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

Chinspot Batis

African Shrike-flycatcher

Gray-headed Batis

Piapiac

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

Common Bulbul

Black-headed Gonolek

Silverbird

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found