Red-capped Robin-Chat
Cossypha natalensisSmith, A, 1840
English (US) Red-capped Robin-Chat
The Red-capped Robin-Chat (Cossypha natalensis) 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 natalensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-capped Robin-Chat
- Described by
- Smith, A, 1840
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Cossypha natalensis larischi
- Cossypha natalensis intensa
- Cossypha natalensis natalensis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Smith, A, 1840
- Type locality
- neighborhood of Port Natal [= Durban] .
- Original description
- Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836 pt.12 pl.60,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Chamaetylas fuelleborni
Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat
Cossypha cyanocampter
Rüppell's Robin-Chat
Cossypha semirufa
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Chorister Robin-Chat
Cossypha dichroa
White-headed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heinrichi
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
Cossypha niveicapilla
White-crowned Robin-Chat
Cossypha albicapillus
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