Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
Cossypha niveicapilla(de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1838)
English (US) Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
The Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat (Cossypha niveicapilla) 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 niveicapilla
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1838)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cossypha niveicapilla niveicapilla
- Cossypha niveicapilla melanonota
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Turdus niveicapilla
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1838)
- Type locality
- Senegal,
- Original description
- Essai d'une nouvelle manière de grouper les genres et les espèces de l'Ordre des Passereaux p.16
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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