Black-throated Wattle-eye

Black-throated Wattle-eye

Platysteira peltata

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Mombasa

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

41 Verified sightings at Mombasa
602 In all 13 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Black-throated Wattle-eye

The black-throated wattle-eye (Platysteira peltata) is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Black-throated wattle-eye - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Duet0:09

Zambia · 2026

© Magnus Wadstein · XC1185110 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:33

Kenya · 2026

© Ding Li Yong · XC1178809 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:30

Kenya · 2022

© isaac kilusu · XC711704 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
2 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~10%
3 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~10%
4 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
5 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~10%
6 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
7 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~10%
8 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
9 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
11 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
12 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
13 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mombasa 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
2 Dar es-Salaam 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
3 Lilongwe 🇲🇼 Malawi
~10%
4 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 Harare 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
6 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
7 Kampala 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-throated Wattle-eye in Mombasa?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Wattle-eye sighting in Mombasa on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 74th most-seen of the 146 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Black-throated Wattle-eye in Mombasa?

March–May and September–October

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Wattle-eye in Mombasa on a given day, against about 10% in June, August and November–January, the lowest months. Those are among Mombasa's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Black-throated Wattle-eye?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-throated Wattle-eye sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Mombasa the best place to see a Black-throated Wattle-eye?

Yes

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Black-throated Wattle-eye sightings, Mombasa has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Dar es-Salaam (Tanzania, about 10%) and Lilongwe (Malawi, about 10%).

Where does the Black-throated Wattle-eye sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-throated Wattle-eye is recorded against all the birds logged in Mombasa (41 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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