Mountain Robin-Chat
Cossyphicula isabellae(Gray, GR, 1862)
English (US) Mountain Robin-Chat
The Mountain Robin-Chat (Cossyphicula isabellae) 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
- Cossyphicula isabellae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mountain Robin-Chat
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1862)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cossyphicula isabellae batesi
- Cossyphicula isabellae isabellae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cossypha Isabellae
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1862)
- Type locality
- Cameroon Mountain, 7,000 feet.
- Original description
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.3, vol.10, no.60 p.443
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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