Snowy-crowned robin-chat

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. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and moist savanna.

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

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cossypha niveicapilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22709847A94225303. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709847A94225303.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.