Red-capped Robin-chat

Cossypha natalensis

Description:

The red-capped robin-chat has a plain rufus face and body with conspicuous black eyes and slaty-blue back and wings. Its crown and nape are reddish-brown. Spotted here on Chumbe Island, just off the Tanzanian coast.

Habitat:

Found here in dense coral rag forest. Usual habitat is dense woodland. Distribution: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Notes:

According to one of the local ranger this bird is not one of the common residents on the island. Chumbe Island is a coral nature reserve developed since 1991. Find out more about Chumbe Island at http://www.chumbeisland.com

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13 Comments

DanielePralong 12 years ago

Thank you Ietermagog!

Ietermagog 12 years ago

Impressive colours!

DanielePralong 12 years ago

Thanks Emma!

Hema Shah 12 years ago

lovely!

DanielePralong 12 years ago

Thanks Satyen!

Wild Things 12 years ago

Pretty bird Daniele.

DanielePralong 12 years ago

Thanks Ismael!

Ismael Chaves 12 years ago

So beautiful! love it

Atul 12 years ago

it is Daniele. would love to see such birds some day !!!!

DanielePralong 12 years ago

Thanks Atul! This guy is totally distinctive amongst all the other African robin-chats (it's the only one with a rufus head and that incredible blue on the wings...).