Redcap Robinchat
Cossypha natalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusCossypha (Typical Robin-Chats)
- SpeciesCossypha natalensis (Redcap Robinchat)
Closest Relatives at Akagera National Park
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
Cossypha niveicapilla
Grey Winged Robin Chat
Cossypha polioptera
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Brown-backed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia hartlaubi
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Swamp Flycatcher
Muscicapa aquatica
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Redcap Robinchat in Akagera National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Redcap Robinchat sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 44 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Redcap Robinchat in Akagera National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Redcap Robinchat in Akagera National Park in our monthly data.