Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Wattle-eyes Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Platysteiridae Genera Megabyas Bias Pseudobias Platysteira Batis Lanioturdus The wattle-eyes or puffback flycatchers are small stout passerine birds of the African tropics. They were previously classed as a subfamily of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. They get their name from the brightly coloured fleshy eye decorations found in most species in this group. These insect-eating birds are found in usually open forests or bush. They hunt by flycatching, or by taking prey from the ground like a shrike. The nest is a small neat cup low in a tree or bush. Family: Platysteiridae African Shrike-flycatcher, Megabyas flammulatus Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher, Bias musicus Ward's Flycatcher, Pseudobias wardi Brown-throated Wattle-eye, Platysteira cyanea White-fronted Wattle-eye, Platysteira albifrons Black-throated Wattle-eye, Platysteira peltata Banded Wattle-eye, Platysteira laticincta Chestnut Wattle-eye, Platysteira castanea White-spotted Wattle-eye, Platysteira tonsa Red-cheeked Wattle-eye, Platysteira blissetti Black-necked Wattle-eye, Platysteira chalybea Jameson's Wattle-eye, Platysteira jamesoni Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye, Platysteira concreta Boulton's Batis, Batis margaritae Short-tailed Batis, Batis mixta Ruwenzori Batis, Batis diops Cape Batis, Batis capensis Woodward's Batis, Batis fratrum Chinspot Batis, Batis molitor Pale Batis, Batis soror Pririt Batis, Batis pririt Senegal Batis, Batis senegalensis Gray-headed Batis, Batis orientalis Black-headed Batis, Batis minor Pygmy Batis, Batis perkeo Verreaux's Batis, Batis minima Ituri Batis, Batis ituriensis Fernando Po Batis, Batis poensis West African Batis, Batis occulta Angola Batis, Batis minulla White-tailed Shrike Lanioturdus torquatus This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.