Biology:Red-capped robin-chat
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Short description: Species of bird
| Red-capped robin-chat | |
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| In coastal KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Cossypha |
| Species: | C. natalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cossypha natalensis Smith, 1840
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The red-capped robin-chat or Natal robin (Cossypha natalensis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa , South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Description
thumb|left|250px|Individual in Ithala Game Reserve, showing brightly coloured underpart plumage It is mostly orange-brown with slate-grey wings and darker tail. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Cossypha natalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22709828A94224513. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709828A94224513.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22709828/94224513. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
- Natal robin/red-capped robin-chat - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
Wikidata ☰ Q1589176 entry
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