Brown-throated Wattle-eye
Brown-throated Wattle-eyeBrown-throated Wattle-eye

Brown-throated Wattle-eye

Platysteira cyanea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Nyungwe National Park
115 Verified records at Nyungwe National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The brown-throated wattle-eye (Platysteira cyanea), 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. This species breeds in west, central and northeast tropical Africa. This common species is found in secondary forest and other woodland areas, including gardens. The eggs are laid in a small neat lichen and cobweb cup low in a tree or bush. The adult brown-throated wattle-eye is a stout bird about 14 cm (5.5 in) long. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-throated Wattle-eye sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 115 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park

Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye

Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye

Bird

Platysteira concreta

<5% · Rare
Rwenzori Batis
LC

Rwenzori Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis diops

20–30% · Possible
Chinspot Batis
LC

Chinspot Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis molitor

20–30% · Possible
Chubb's Cisticola
LC

Chubb's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chubbi

70–80% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Green White-eye

Green White-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zosterops stuhlmanni

60–70% · Likely
Black Sawwing
LC

Black Sawwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

60–70% · Likely
Regal Sunbird
LC

Regal Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris regius

50–60% · Likely
African Dusky Flycatcher
LC

African Dusky Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa adusta

50–60% · Likely
Streaky Seedeater
LC

Streaky Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra striolata

50–60% · Likely
Variable Sunbird
LC

Variable Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris venustus

40–50% · Likely
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dioptrornis fischeri

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
3 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
30–40%
4 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
20–30%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
6 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
7 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
8 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
9 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
10 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
12 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
13 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
14 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-throated Wattle-eye in Nyungwe National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-throated Wattle-eye sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 115 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown-throated Wattle-eye in Nyungwe National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Brown-throated Wattle-eye in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.

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