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 Kibale National Park
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
Cossypha niveicapilla
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Grey Winged Robin Chat
Cossypha polioptera
Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat
Cossypha cyanocampter
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Grey Tit-Flycatcher
Myioparus plumbeus
Grey-throated Flycatcher
Myioparus griseigularis
Northern Black-Flycatcher
Melaenornis edolioides
Dusky-blue Flycatcher
Muscicapa comitata
Brown-backed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia hartlaubi
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Cassin's Flycatcher
Muscicapa cassini
📅 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 Kibale National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Redcap Robinchat sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 229 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Redcap Robinchat in Kibale National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Redcap Robinchat in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.