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The white-headed robin-chat is 22–23 cm (8.7–9.1 in) long and weighs 56–69 g (2.0–2.4 oz). The head and neck are white. The entirely white head is unique among the African robins. The mantle, back and scapulars are olive-brown, with the back and scapulars being greyer. The rump is rufous-orange. The central tail feathers are black, and the outer feathers are orange-rufous. The flight feathers and wing coverts are blackish brown, with olive-brown edges. The underwing coverts are grey. The underparts are rufous-chestnut or sienna. The beak is black, and the legs are grey or black.
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When to see the White-headed Robin-Chat
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is September, the month with the most records.
Where to see the White-headed Robin-Chat
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the White-headed Robin-Chat
The white-headed robin-chat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in northern Angola and the western Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is threatened by habitat loss, and its IUCN conservation status is the least concern.
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Easily confused with
Blue-shouldered Robin-ChatCossypha cyanocampterThe blue-shouldered robin-chat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
White-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha albicapillusThe white-crowned robin-chat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
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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