Red-capped robin-chat
Appearance
Red-capped robin-chat | |
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In coastal KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Muscicapidae |
Genus: | Cossypha |
Species: | C. natalensis
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Binomial name | |
Cossypha natalensis Smith, 1840
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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
It is mostly orange-brown with slate-grey wings and darker tail. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
References
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External links
- Natal robin/red-capped robin-chat - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.