Typical Robin-Chats
Cossypha
Cossypha is a genus of small insectivorous birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. They are African woodland dwelling species, but some have become adapted to sites around human habitation. All have robin-chat in their English name.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
White-browed Robin-Chat
speciesCossypha heuglini
Red-capped Robin-Chat
speciesCossypha natalensis
Chorister Robin-Chat
speciesCossypha dichroa
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
speciesCossypha niveicapilla
Rüppell's Robin-Chat
speciesCossypha semirufa
White-crowned Robin-Chat
speciesCossypha albicapillus
Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat
speciesCossypha cyanocampter
White-headed Robin-Chat
speciesCossypha heinrichi
Red-capped × Chorister Robin-Chat
hybridCossypha natalensis × dichroa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 12782.