''Platysteira'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of bird in the family

Platysteiridae Platysteiridae is a family of small, stout passerine birds of the African tropics. The family contains the wattle-eyes, batises and shrike-flycatchers. They were previously classed as a subfamily of the Old World flycatchers, Muscicapidae. These ...

. It contains the following species: * Black-throated wattle-eye, ''Platysteira peltata'' * Black-necked wattle-eye, ''Platysteira chalybea'' * Banded wattle-eye, ''Platysteira laticincta'' * Chestnut wattle-eye, ''Platysteira castanea'' * West African wattle-eye, ''Platysteira hormophora'' *

Brown-throated wattle-eye 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 flyca ...

, ''Platysteira cyanea'' * Jameson's wattle-eye, ''Platysteira jamesoni'' * Red-cheeked wattle-eye, ''Platysteira blissetti'' * White-fronted wattle-eye, ''Platysteira albifrons'' * White-spotted wattle-eye, ''Platysteira tonsa'' * Yellow-bellied wattle-eye, ''Platysteira concreta''

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Platysteiridae Bird genera Birds of the African tropical rainforest Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Platysteiridae-stub