Grey Winged Robin Chat
Cossypha polioptera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusCossypha (Typical Robin-Chats)
- SpeciesCossypha polioptera (Grey Winged Robin Chat)
The grey-winged robin-chat or grey-winged akalat (Sheppardia polioptera) is a bird in the family Muscicapidae. The species was first described by Anton Reichenow in 1892. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Winged Robin Chat sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 401 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
Cossypha niveicapilla
Archer's Robin-Chat
Cossypha archeri
Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat
Cossypha cyanocampter
Redcap Robinchat
Cossypha natalensis
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Swamp Flycatcher
Muscicapa aquatica
Dusky-blue Flycatcher
Muscicapa comitata
White-starred Robin
Pogonocichla stellata
Equatorial Akalat
Sheppardia aequatorialis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Grey Winged Robin Chat in Virunga National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Winged Robin Chat sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 401 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Grey Winged Robin Chat in Virunga National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Grey Winged Robin Chat in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.