Rüppell's robin-chat
Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox 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.[1]
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.[2]
Range
It is native to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Tanzania.
Habitat
It is found in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests,[3] including Juniper and Podocarpus forest,[2] and in subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and gardens.
Races
There are three races:[4]
- Cossypha semirufa semirufa
- Range: Eritrea, Ethiopia, south-eastern South Sudan and northern Kenya
- Cossypha semirufa donaldsoni Sharpe, 1895
- Description: Rufous collar almost complete, upperparts darker than nominate[2]
- Range: south-eastern Ethiopia and adjacent Somalia
- Cossypha semirufa intercedens (Cabanis, 1878)
- Range: central to south-eastern Kenya and northern Tanzania
References
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