Snowy-crowned robin-chat

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Snowy-crowned robin-chat
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Kwara state, Nigeria
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Cossypha
Species:
C. niveicapilla
Binomial name
Cossypha niveicapilla
(Lafresnaye, 1838)

The snowy-crowned robin-chat (Cossypha niveicapilla) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is also known as the snowy-headed robin-chat. Its disjunct range extends across the northern half of Sub-Saharan Africa (rare in the Horn of Africa). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and moist savanna.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2024). "Cossypha niveicapilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024: e.T22709847A263919221. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T22709847A263919221.en .