Brown-throated Wattle-eye

About the Brown-throated Wattle-eye

The brown-throated wattle-eye, also known as the common wattle-eye or scarlet-spectacled wattle-eye, is a small, insectivorous passerine bird. The wattle-eyes were previously classed as a subfamily of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae, but are now usually separated from that group.

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Where the Brown-throated Wattle-eye lives

Recorded as a rare visitor in Burundi.

When to see the Brown-throated Wattle-eye

Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataThe black-throated wattle-eye is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae. Jameson's Wattle-eyePlatysteira jamesoniJameson's wattle-eye is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae. Red-cheeked Wattle-eyePlatysteira blissettiThe red-cheeked wattle-eye is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae.