Jameson's Wattle-eye

Jameson's Wattle-eyeThis small bird lives in humid forests from eastern DR Congo into western East Africa. Blue-green eye wattles and chestnut patches along the sides of the neck are distinctive.What does it look like?It is about 9 cm long, with blue-green eye wattles and chestnut patches extending from below the eyes along the sides of the neck. Males have glossy black upperparts; females are dark grey above.How does it live?This small bird lives in humid forests from eastern DR Congo into western East Africa. Blue-green eye wattles and chestnut patches along the sides of the neck are distinctive.It lives in the understory of humid forest and in regrowth. It is mainly active by day and uses low, near-ground forest layers.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.