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Robin-chat
Robin-chat is a name given to a number of bird species: * ''Cossypha ''Cossypha'' are small insectivorous birds, with most species called robin-chats. They were formerly in the thrush family Turdidae, but are now more often treated as part of the Old World flycatcher Muscicapidae. These are African woodland dwel ...'' * ''Cossyphicula'', also named the White-bellied robin-chat {{Short pages monitor Birds by common name ...
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Cossypha
''Cossypha'' are small insectivorous birds, with most species called robin-chats. They were formerly in the thrush family Turdidae, but are now more often treated as part of the Old World flycatcher Muscicapidae. These are African woodland dwelling species, but some have become adapted to sites around human habitation. The name ''Cossypha'' for the genus was introduced by the Irish zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors in 1825. The word comes from the Classical Greek ''kossuphos'' for a blackbird or thrush. The genus contains the following species: * Mountain robin-chat, ''Cossypha isabellae'' * Archer's ground robin, ''Cossypha archeri'' * Olive-flanked ground robin, ''Cossypha anomala'' * Cape robin-chat, ''Cossypha caffra'' * White-throated robin-chat, ''Cossypha humeralis'' * Grey-winged robin-chat, ''Cossypha polioptera'' * Blue-shouldered robin-chat The blue-shouldered robin-chat (''Cossypha cyanocampter'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is wides ...
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White-bellied Robin-chat
The white-bellied robin-chat (''Cossyphicula roberti'') is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Cossyphicula''. It is found in western Cameroon, Bioko and the Albertine Rift montane forests. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucia .... References white-bellied robin-chat Birds of the Gulf of Guinea Birds of Central Africa white-bellied robin-chat Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Muscicapidae-stub ...
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