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West African wattle-eye

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West African wattle-eye
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Platysteiridae
Genus: Platysteira
Species:
P. hormophora
Binomial name
Platysteira hormophora
(Reichenow, 1901)

The West African wattle-eye (Platysteira hormophora) is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae. It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and moist savanna.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International. (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Dyaphorophyia hormophora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22736075A112336009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22736075A112336009.en. Retrieved 8 December 2018.