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Chestnut or West African Wattle-eye

Platysteira [castanea or hormophora] (= Platysteira castanea) Fraser, L 1843

The chestnut wattle-eye is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swamps, and moist savanna. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  Fraser, L 1843

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London pt.10, no.117 p.141

Imprint year:
  1842

Protonym:
  Platysteira castanea

Type locality:
  Clarence (= Malabo), Fernando Po.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96442#page/293/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E1B81D5CD04AF238

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E1B81D5C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E1B81D5C


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562266

Geographic range:

  • Platysteira castanea: Benin and southwestern Nigeria eastward to southeastern Sudan, western Kenya, and northwestern Tanzania, and southward to northwestern Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northwestern Zambia
  • Platysteira hormophora: Sierra Leone to Togo
English:
Chestnut or West African Wattle-eye
French:
Pririt châtain ou P. du Togo


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia castanea) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia castanea) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia castanea) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia castanea) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia castanea) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia castanea) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Chestnut or West African Wattle-eye ( Platysteira [castanea or hormophora])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Chestnut or West African Wattle-eye ( Platysteira [castanea or hormophora])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Chestnut or West African Wattle-eye ( Platysteira [castanea or hormophora])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Chestnut or West African Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia [castanea or hormophora])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Chestnut or West African Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia [castanea or hormophora])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Chestnut or West African Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia [castanea or hormophora])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Chestnut or West African Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia [castanea or hormophora])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Chestnut or West African Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia [castanea or hormophora])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Chestnut or West African Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia [castanea or hormophora])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Chestnut or West African Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia [castanea or hormophora])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Chestnut or West African Wattle-eye ( Platysteira [castanea or hormophora])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Platysteira castanea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Platysteira castanea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Platysteira castanea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Platysteira castanea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Platysteira castanea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Platysteira castanea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Platysteira castanea) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Platysteira castanea) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pririt châtain ( Dyaphorophyia castanea) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pririt châtain ( Diaphorophyia castanea) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Platysteira castanea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia castanea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia castanea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia castanea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia castanea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia castanea) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia castanea) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia castanea) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Dyaphorophyia castanea) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Platysteira castanea) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Platysteira castanea) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Platysteira castanea [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Platysteira castanea [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Platysteira castanea [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Platysteira castanea) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Platysteira castanea) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Chestnut Wattle-eye ( Platysteira castanea) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Platysteira castanea [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Platysteira castanea [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Catalan: batis d'ulleres cama-roig
Czech: Lesknácek kaštanový, lesknáček proměnlivý
Danish: Kastaniebrun Lapøje, Kastanjebrun Lapøje
German: Weißbürzel-Lappenschnäpper
English: Chestnut or West African Wattle-eye, Chestnut Wattle eye, Chestnut Wattle-eye, Chestnut Wattle-Eye Flycatcher
Spanish: Batis-carunculado Castaño, Ojicarunculado Castaño
Finnish: Kaulushelttasieppo
French: Gobemouche caronculé châtain, Platysteire marron, Pririt châtain, Pririt châtain ou P. de Guinée, Pririt châtain ou P. du Togo
Italian: Occhiocarniccio castano, Pigliamosche occhirossi castano
Japanese (romaji): mesuakameganehitaki
Japanese: メスアカメガネヒタキ
Scientific: Diaphorophyia castanea, Dyaphorophyia [castanea or hormophora], Dyaphorophyia castanea, Dyaphorophyia castanea castanea, Dyaphorophyta castanea, Platysteira [castanea or hormophora], Platysteira castanea
Lithuanian: Baltasturplė auskarotoji musinukė
Dutch: Witstuitlelvliegenvanger, Witstuit-lelvliegenvanger
Norwegian: Plommepløsøye
Polish: krepaczek bialoszyi, krępaczek białoszyi
Portuguese: Papa-moscas-de-olheiras-castanho
Russian: Белопоясничная серёжчатая мухоловка
Slovak: strakošík gaštanový
Swedish: Kastanjebrun flikflugsnappare
Swahili: Bwiru Mwekundu
Ukrainian: Прирітка білошия
Chinese: 栗色饰眼鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 栗色眼瘤鶲

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