White-fronted Wattle-eye

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The White-fronted Wattle-eye is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The White-fronted Wattle-eye (Platysteira albifrons) is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family. It is endemic to Angola. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Platysteira albifrons. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. More

Images White-fronted wattle-eye perched on a branch White-fronted wattle-eye perched on a branch Species related by - * Family group * Habitat * Conservation status * * View image slideshow * Link to this image * Email to a friend * More

White-fronted wattle-eye perched on a branch White-fronted wattle-eye perched on a branchPrint factsheet Facts - French: Gobemouche Caronculé À Front Blanc Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Passeriformes Family Platysteiridae Genus Platysteira (1) More

attractive White-fronted Wattle-eye were excellent compensation before we moved on to the Angola scarp near Gabela, where most of the endemics are to be found. Our first task in this area was to find the enigmatic Angola Cave Chat, which required a long, hard slog up a mountain. After lots of sweat we found ourselves on the edge of its territory, the clear, fluty whistles coming from directly above us. More