Snowy-crowned robin-chat
| Snowy-crowned robin-chat | |
|---|---|
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| Kwara state, Nigeria | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2024). "Cossypha niveicapilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T22709847A263919221. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T22709847A263919221.en.