Black-throated Wattle-eye
A species of Forest and Woodland Wattle-eyes Scientific name : Platysteira peltata Genus : Forest and Woodland Wattle-eyes
Black-throated Wattle-eye, A species of Forest and Woodland Wattle-eyes
Botanical name: Platysteira peltata
Genus: Forest and Woodland Wattle-eyes
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Description General Info
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Description
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, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. 
Size
13 cm
Feeding Habits
Black-throated Wattle-eye's diet primarily consists of arthropods, especially insects like moths, flies, and orthopterans, with caterpillars fed to their young. They forage mainly in forests' lower and middle strata, often near water, using hops to snatch insects from foliage or capturing them in-flight.
Habitat
The black-throated Wattle-eye flourishes in areas of dense evergreen undergrowth and is also seen in deciduous vegetation, occasionally extending to gardens. It is commonly found in a range of forest habitats including gallery forests in lowland areas, montane forests, and even mangroves. These birds are adaptable and can inhabit very small forest patches within broader geographical regions like montane and lowland zones of sub-Saharan Africa, thriving in a variety of densely vegetated landscapes but avoiding specific elevation details.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Wattle-eyes and batises Species
Black-throated Wattle-eye 
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