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White-spotted Wattle-eye

Platysteira tonsa (Bates, GL 1911)

The white-spotted wattle-eye is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Platysteiridae
Genus:
   Platysteira
Scientific:
  Platysteira tonsa


Original description

Citation:
  (Bates, GL 1911)

Reference:
   Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 27 p.86

Protonym:
  Diaphorophyia tonsa

Type locality:
  Bitye, Ja (= Dja) River, southern Cameroon.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101309#page/114/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  DA3F921A406B4AE7

Avibase ID:
  avibase-DA3F921A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/DA3F921A


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562273

Geographic range:

  • Platysteira tonsa: Forests of s Ivory Coast to Nigeria, Gabon and n Democratic Republic of the Congo
English:
White-spotted Wattle-eye
Catalan:
batis d'ulleres de collar
Czech:
lesknáček běloskvrnný
Danish:
Hvidplettet Lapøje
German:
Weißbrauen-Lappenschnäpper
Spanish:
Batis Carunculado Tordo
Spanish (Spain):
Batis carunculado tordo
Finnish:
viidakkohelttasieppo
French:
Pririt à taches blanches
Croatian:
crnokapi batis
Italian:
Occhiocarniccio macchiebianche
Japanese (romaji):
koshiminomeganehitaki
Japanese:
コシミノメガネヒタキ
Lithuanian:
Baltadėmė auskarotoji musinukė
Dutch:
Witbrauwlelvliegenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvitflekkpløsauge
Norwegian:
Hvitflekkpløsøye
Polish:
krępaczek białorzytny
Portuguese:
olho-de-carúncula-de-pinta-branca
Portuguese (Portugal):
batis-carunculado-de-pintas-brancas
Russian:
Белобровая серёжкоглазка
Slovak:
strakošík bielokrký
Serbian:
Belopegava resooka
Swedish:
vitfläcksfliköga
Ukrainian:
Прирітка рогоока
Chinese:
白斑饰眼鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
白斑眼瘤鶲


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: batis d'ulleres de collar
Czech: Lesknácek beloskvrnný, lesknáček běloskvrnný
Danish: Hvidplettet Lapøje
German: Weißbrauen-Lappenschnäpper
English: White spotted Wattle eye, White Spotted Wattle-eye, White-spotted Wattle-eye, White-spotted Wattle-Eye Flycatcher
English, HBW: White-spotted Wattle-eye
English (IOC): White-spotted Wattle-eye
English (United States): White-spotted Wattle-eye
Spanish: Batis carunculado tordo, Batis-carunculado Tordo, Ojicarunculado de Pintas Blancas
Spanish (Spain): Batis carunculado tordo, Batis-carunculado Tordo
Spanish (HBW): White-spotted Wattle-eye
Finnish: Viidakkohelttasieppo
French: Gobemouche caronculé à taches blanch, Gobemouche caronculé à taches blanches, Platysteire tachetée, Pririt à taches blanches
Croatian: crnokapi batis
Italian: Occhiocarniccio macchiebianche, Pigliamosche occhirossi maculato
Japanese (romaji): koshiminomeganehitaki
Japanese: コシミノメガネヒタキ
Scientific: Diaphorophyia tonsa, Dyaphorophyia tonsa, Dyaphorophyta tonsa, Platysteira tonsa
Lithuanian: Baltadėmė auskarotoji musinukė
Dutch: Witbrauwlelvliegenvanger, Witbrauw-lelvliegenvanger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitflekkpløsauge
Norwegian: Hvitflekkpløsøye
Polish: krepaczek bialorzytny, krępaczek białorzytny
Portuguese: olho-de-carúncula-de-pinta-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): batis-carunculado-de-pintas-brancas
Russian: Белобровая серёжкоглазка, Белобровая серёжчатая мухоловка
Slovak: strakošík bielokrký
Serbian: Belopega resooka, Belopegava resooka
Swedish: Vitfläckad flikflugsnappare, vitfläcksfliköga
Turkish: Ak kaşlı ibikligöz, Ak Kaşlı İbikligöz
Ukrainian: Прирітка рогоока
Chinese: 白斑饰眼鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 白斑眼瘤鶲

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