Rüppell's Robin-Chat
Cossypha semirufa(Rüppell, WPES, 1840)
English (US) Rüppell's Robin-Chat
The Rüppell's Robin-Chat (Cossypha semirufa) 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 semirufa
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rüppell's Robin-Chat
- Described by
- (Rüppell, WPES, 1840)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Cossypha semirufa semirufa
- Cossypha semirufa donaldsoni
- Cossypha semirufa intercedens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Petrocincla semirufa
- Described by
- (Rüppell, WPES, 1840)
- Type locality
- Abyssinia.
- Original description
- Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vögel p.81
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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