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 Nyungwe National Park
Archer's Robin-Chat
Cossypha archeri
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
Cossypha niveicapilla
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
White-starred Robin
Pogonocichla stellata
Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher
Melaenornis ardesiacus
Equatorial Akalat
Sheppardia aequatorialis
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Red-throated Alethe
Chamaetylas poliophrys
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
📅 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 Nyungwe National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Redcap Robinchat sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Redcap Robinchat in Nyungwe National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Redcap Robinchat in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.