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

Brown-throated Wattle-eye

Platysteira cyanea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Serengeti National Park
150 Verified records at Serengeti National Park
October 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% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-throated Wattle-eye sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 150 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park

Black-throated Wattle-eye
LC

Black-throated Wattle-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platysteira peltata

Insufficient data
Chinspot Batis
LC

Chinspot Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis molitor

10–20% · With luck
Pygmy Batis
LC

Pygmy Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis perkeo

Insufficient data
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

60–70% · Likely
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

50–60% · Likely
Grey-backed Fiscal
LC

Grey-backed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius excubitoroides

40–50% · Likely
Northern White-crowned Shrike
LC

Northern White-crowned Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurocephalus ruppelli

40–50% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

40–50% · Likely
Hildebrandt's Starling
LC

Hildebrandt's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis hildebrandti

40–50% · Likely
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

30–40% · Possible
Wattled Starling
LC

Wattled Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Creatophora cinerea

30–40% · Possible
Silverbird
LC

Silverbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidornis semipartitus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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 Serengeti National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-throated Wattle-eye sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 150 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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