Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
Cossypha niveicapilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusCossypha (Typical Robin-Chats)
- SpeciesCossypha niveicapilla (Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat)
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Redcap Robinchat
Cossypha natalensis
Grey Winged Robin Chat
Cossypha polioptera
Northern Black-Flycatcher
Melaenornis edolioides
Swamp Flycatcher
Muscicapa aquatica
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Brown-backed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia hartlaubi
Red-throated Alethe
Chamaetylas poliophrys
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Cassin's Flycatcher
Muscicapa cassini
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
📅 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 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 6 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 179 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.