Red-cheeked Wattle-eye
- Scientific name
- Platysteira blissetti
- Family
- Platysteiridae
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Habitat
- Forest deciduous
- Wing shape
- Rounded
- Tail shape
- Notched
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Why it matters
The Red-cheeked Wattle-eye is a forest-dwelling passerine native to West Africa, distinguished by the vibrant, fleshy red wattles above its eyes. Collectors and ornithologists prize this species for its unique morphology, including its rounded wings and notched tail, which facilitate agile movement through dense understory vegetation.
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About Red-cheeked Wattle-eye
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