Black-necked Wattle-eye

Platysteira chalybea (Reichenow, 1897)

11 gWeight

The black-necked wattle-eye (Platysteira chalybea) is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae.

Busiest months: December–January · Most records: Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon

Where and when it's recorded

Black-necked Wattle-eye has been recorded at 9 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Bakossi Mountains – Kodmin ForestCameroon42 records
BBPP Research Station – MokaEquatorial Guinea39 records
Mt. KupeCameroon20 records

More places

Mt. Kupe – Max's trailCameroon14 records
RC de la Caldera de Luba – North (American) CampEquatorial Guinea8 records
Mt. Cameroon – Guinness TrackCameroon5 records
Sendero de Pico BiaoEquatorial Guinea4 records
PN de la LopéGabon2 records
Ipassa Makokou Nature ReserveGabon1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Cameroon Equatorial Guinea Gabon

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The black-necked wattle-eye (Platysteira chalybea) is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swamps, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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Questions

How big is the Black-necked Wattle-eye?

The Black-necked Wattle-eye weighs around 11 g.

Where does the Black-necked Wattle-eye live?

Its breeding range: Africa: central Cameroon and Central African Republic to Gabon and Congo and west-central Angola. It is most often recorded in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.