Birds of the World

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Genus: Cossypha (8 species)


White-crowned Robin-Chat (Cossypha albicapillus giffardi) Range: AF: w, c, e Mole National Park, Ghana
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White-crowned Robin-Chat (Cossypha albicapillus albicapillus) Range: AF: w, c, e Senegambia Hotel, Gambia
Photograph by Steve Riall © All Rights Reserved.


Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat (Cossypha cyanocampter) Range: AF: w, c Kakamega Forest, Kenya
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Chorister Robin-Chat (Cossypha dichroa) Range: AF: South Africa Giant's Castle, South Africa
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


White-headed Robin-Chat (Cossypha heinrichi) Range: AF: w DR Congo and n Angola Calandula, Angola
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White-browed Robin-Chat (Cossypha heuglini heuglini) Range: AF: c, e, s Kruger National Park, South Africa
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Red-capped Robin-Chat (Cossypha natalensis) Range: AF: c, e, s South Africa
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Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat (Cossypha niveicapilla) Range: AF: s Mauritania, Senegal and Gambia e to Ethiopia, Kenya, DR Congo, ne Angola and Tanzania
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Rueppell's Robin-Chat (Cossypha semirufa intercedens) Range: AF: e Castle Forest Lodge, Kenya
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Compare to White-browed Robin-Chat, but note smaller size and darker wings.

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