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Jameson's Wattle-eye Platysteira jamesoni

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Identification

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A tiny black-and-white rainforest wattle-eye. Both sexes have a chestnut patch on the side of the face and blue bare skin around the eye, though this eye wattle is larger in males. Found in the understory of rainforest. Somewhat similar to Chestnut Wattle-eye, but does not have a black chest band or extensive chestnut throat. Inconspicuous and difficult to observe; most readily detected by vocalizations. These are variable, but typically consist of piercing, high-pitched whistles which are repeated, sometimes for a long time.

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