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)
Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
Cossypha niveicapilla
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Archer's Robin-Chat
Cossypha archeri
Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat
Cossypha cyanocampter
Redcap Robinchat
Cossypha natalensis
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
Dusky-blue Flycatcher
Muscicapa comitata
Equatorial Akalat
Sheppardia aequatorialis
Grey-throated Flycatcher
Myioparus griseigularis
Red-throated Alethe
Chamaetylas poliophrys
Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher
Melaenornis ardesiacus
📅 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 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Grey Winged Robin Chat in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Grey Winged Robin Chat sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 395 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grey Winged Robin Chat in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Grey Winged Robin Chat in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.