Platysteira blissetti (Red-cheeked Wattle-eye)

Red-cheeked Wattle-eye

Platysteira blissetti (Sharpe, RB 1872)

The red-cheeked wattle-eye is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae. It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Platysteiridae
Genus:
   Platysteira
Scientific:
  Platysteira blissetti

Original description

Citation:
(Sharpe, RB 1872)

Reference:
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4), 10 p.451

Protonym:
Diaphorophyia Blissetti

Type locality:
Gold Coast.

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25172694

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
5369EE11056143BE

Avibase ID:
avibase-5369EE11

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5369EE11

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562265

Geographic range:

Platysteira blissetti: Humid forests of Guinea and s Sierra Leone to s Cameroon

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Red-cheeked Wattle-eye
Catalan:
batis d'ulleres de galtes roges
Czech:
lesknáček podrostní
Danish:
Brunkindet Lapøje
German:
Glanzlappenschnäpper
Spanish:
Batis Carunculado de Blissett
Spanish (Spain):
Batis carunculado de Blissett
Finnish:
hohtohelttasieppo
French:
Pririt de Blissett
Croatian:
crvenolici batis
Italian:
Occhiocarniccio guancerosse
Japanese (romaji):
hooakameganehitaki
Japanese:
ホオアカメガネヒタキ
Lithuanian:
Rudaskruostė auskarotoji musinukė
Dutch:
Roodwanglelvliegenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Raudhalspløsauge
Norwegian:
Rødhalspløsøye
Polish:
krępaczek modrooki
Portuguese:
Papa-moscas-de-olheiras-de-pescoço-preto
Portuguese (Portugal):
batis-carunculado-de-blissett
Russian:
Краснощёкая серёжкоглазка
Slovak:
strakošík červenolíci
Serbian:
Crvenolika resooka
Swedish:
brunkindat fliköga
Ukrainian:
Прирітка біловола
Chinese:
红颊饰眼鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
布利氏眼瘤鶲

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Pririt de Blissett ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pririt de Blissett ( Diaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti)
Clements, version 2021: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Dyaphorophyia blissetti blissetti [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Dyaphorophyia blissetti blissetti [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Platysteira blissetti [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Platysteira blissetti [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Platysteira blissetti [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ( Platysteira blissetti) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Platysteira blissetti [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Platysteira blissetti [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Platysteira [blissetti, chalybea or jamesoni] (sensu lato) by some authors

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