White-crowned Robin-Chat
Cossypha albicapillus(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) White-crowned Robin-Chat
The White-crowned Robin-Chat (Cossypha albicapillus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cossypha albicapillus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-crowned Robin-Chat
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Cossypha albicapillus albicapillus
- Cossypha albicapillus giffardi
- Cossypha albicapillus omoensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Turdus albicapillus
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- Senegal.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 20 p.254
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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