Bird watching in Africa - Rüppell's Robin-chat, Cossypha semirufa

Length: 19 cm
Wingspan:
Weight: 22 - 31 g
Longevity:
Distinctive Feature •
Similar Species • Smaller than White-browed Robin-Chat and with darker wings and black central tail. From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.
Female / Male • Sexes alike. Juveniles are scaled blackish and lack the supercilium. From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.

The Rüppell's Robin-chat (Cossypha semirufa) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, that is native to the Afrotropics. It is named for the German naturalist Eduard Rüppell.

Range
It is native to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Tanzania.

Habitat
It is found in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests,[4] including Juniper and Podocarpus forest,[3] and in subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and gardens.

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Races
There are three races:

• Cossypha semirufa semirufa
Range: Eritrea, Ethiopia, se South Sudan and n Kenya

• Cossypha semirufa donaldsoni Sharpe, 1895
Description: Rufous collar almost complete, upperparts darker than nominate
Range: se Ethiopia and adjacent Somalia

• Cossypha semirufa intercedens (Cabanis, 1878)
Range: c to se Kenya and n Tanzania

Description
It is a smaller version of the White-browed robin-chat, measuring 18 cm rather than 20 cm, with darker, blackish central tail feathers, and in some races a more constricted supercilium behind the eye.

Length: 19 cm

Wingspan:

Weight: 22 - 31 g

Longevity:

Distinctive Feature

•

Similar Species

• Smaller than White-browed Robin-Chat and with darker wings and black central tail.

From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.

Female / Male

• Sexes alike. Juveniles are scaled blackish and lack the supercilium.

From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.

Listen to the Rüppell's Robin-chat

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Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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