Least ConcernRareInvertebratesWoodlandCup nestSmall · 59 g
About the White-crowned Robin-Chat
The white-crowned robin-chat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Its range extends mainly across the western region of the Sudanian savanna. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
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Where it lives
Regular range
When to see it
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Peak activity in January · a winter visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Blue-shouldered Robin-ChatCossypha cyanocampterThe blue-shouldered robin-chat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
White-headed Robin-ChatCossypha heinrichiThe white-headed robin-chat is 22–23 cm (8.7–9.1 in) long and weighs 56–69 g (2.0–2.4 oz).
Rüppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaIt 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.
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