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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, ''Cossypha cyanocampter'' * Rüppell's robin-chat, ''Cossypha semirufa'' * White-browed robin-chat, ''Cossypha heuglini' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forest, is a subtropical and tropical forest habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. Description TSMF is generally found in large, discon ... and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |