Redcap Robinchat
Cossypha natalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusCossypha (Typical Robin-Chats)
- SpeciesCossypha natalensis (Redcap Robinchat)
The red-capped robin-chat or Natal robin (Cossypha natalensis) is a species of passerine bird belonging to the family Muscicapidae. This species is found in central and eastern Sub-Saharan Africa. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Lake Manyara National Park
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Rüppell's Robin-Chat
Cossypha semirufa
Spotted Morning-Thrush
Cichladusa guttata
African Gray Flycatcher
Bradornis microrhynchus
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Collared Palmthrush
Cichladusa arquata
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Bearded Scrub Robin
Erythropygia quadrivirgata
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Redcap Robinchat at Lake Manyara National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there