Red-capped robin-chat

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Red-capped robin-chat
In coastal KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Cossypha
Species:
C. natalensis
Binomial name
Cossypha natalensis
Smith, 1840

The red-capped robin-chat or Natal robin (Cossypha natalensis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Description

Individual in Ithala Game Reserve, showing brightly coloured underpart plumage

It is mostly orange-brown with slate-grey wings and darker tail. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Cossypha natalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
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