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 Lake Mburo National Park
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
Cossypha niveicapilla
Grey Winged Robin Chat
Cossypha polioptera
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Brown-backed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia hartlaubi
Swamp Flycatcher
Muscicapa aquatica
Grey Tit-Flycatcher
Myioparus plumbeus
Northern Black-Flycatcher
Melaenornis edolioides
Dioptrornis fischeri
Dioptrornis fischeri
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
📅 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 Lake Mburo National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Redcap Robinchat sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Redcap Robinchat in Lake Mburo National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Redcap Robinchat in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.