Red-cheeked Wattle-eye
Platysteira blissetti
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Wattle-eyes and Batises (Platysteiridae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The red-cheeked wattle-eye (Platysteira blissetti) is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae.
It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Humid forest of Guinea and southern Sierra Leone to southern Cameroon.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Red-cheeked wattle-eye
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
