Jameson's Wattle-eye

Platysteira jamesoni (Sharpe, 1890)

11 gWeight

Jameson's wattle-eye (Platysteira jamesoni) is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae.

Busiest months: July · Most records: Kenya, Uganda

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: July · Most records: Kenya, Uganda

Jameson's Wattle-eye has been recorded at 18 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Kakamega Forest NRKenya237 records
Kakamega Forest NR – Rondo Retreat CentreKenya234 records
Budongo Forest Reserve – Royal MileUganda176 records

More places

Kakamega Forest NR – Zimmerman Plot/Isecheno Forest StationKenya124 records
Mabira ForestUganda121 records
Semuliki NPUganda104 records
Semuliki NP – Kirumya TrailUganda96 records
Kakamega Forest NR – Ikuywa RiverKenya42 records
Kibale NPUganda24 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – BuhomaUganda7 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Kenya Uganda

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

Jameson's wattle-eye (Platysteira jamesoni) is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Questions

How big is the Jameson's Wattle-eye?

The Jameson's Wattle-eye weighs around 11 g.

Where does the Jameson's Wattle-eye live?

Its breeding range: Africa: northeastern DR Congo and southern South Sudan to Burundi and western Kenya. It is most often recorded in Kenya and Uganda.