Genus

Typical Robin-Chats

Cossypha

12 species in our catalog · found in 47 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyMuscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats)
GenusCossypha (Typical Robin-Chats)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Cossypha natalensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cossypha albicapillus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Cossypha heuglini

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Cossypha semirufa

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Cossypha niveicapilla

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cossypha dichroa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cossypha humeralis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cossypha polioptera

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cossypha archeri

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cossypha cyanocampter

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cossypha caffra

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cossypha anomala

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Robin-Chats

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	~50%
	Redcap Robinchat			~50%
	White-Throated Robin-Chat			<5%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			<5%
	Chorister Robin-Chat			<5%
2	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~50%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			~30%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~20%
	Redcap Robinchat			~10%
	Grey Winged Robin Chat			~10%
	Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat			<5%
3	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	6	~50%
	Grey Winged Robin Chat			~20%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			~10%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~10%
	Archer's Robin-Chat			~10%
	Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat			~10%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
4	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	~50%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~40%
	Archer's Robin-Chat			~20%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			Insufficient data
5	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~50%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~40%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			~10%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
	Grey Winged Robin Chat			Insufficient data
6	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	~50%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~40%
	Redcap Robinchat			~10%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			<5%
	Grey Winged Robin Chat			Insufficient data
7	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	6	~50%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~30%
	Grey Winged Robin Chat			~10%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			~10%
	Archer's Robin-Chat			~10%
	Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat			<5%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
8	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2	~50%
	White-crowned Robin-Chat			~50%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			<5%
9	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~40%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~40%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			~10%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
	Grey Winged Robin Chat			Insufficient data
10	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~40%
	Rüppell's Robin-Chat			~40%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			<5%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
11	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~40%
	Rüppell's Robin-Chat			~40%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			Insufficient data
12	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~40%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~40%
	Rüppell's Robin-Chat			Insufficient data
13	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~40%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~40%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
14	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~40%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~40%
	Redcap Robinchat			Insufficient data
15	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	~40%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~30%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
	White-Throated Robin-Chat			Insufficient data
16	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	~30%
	Rüppell's Robin-Chat			~30%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			Insufficient data
17	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	~30%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~30%
	Redcap Robinchat			~10%
	White-Throated Robin-Chat			Insufficient data
18	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	~30%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~20%
	White-Throated Robin-Chat			~10%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
	Chorister Robin-Chat			<5%
19	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~30%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~20%
	Redcap Robinchat			~10%
20	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~30%
	Redcap Robinchat			Insufficient data
21	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Rüppell's Robin-Chat			~30%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~10%
22	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~30%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~20%
	Rüppell's Robin-Chat			~10%
	Cape Robin-Chat			Insufficient data
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
23	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	~30%
	Redcap Robinchat			~20%
	White-Throated Robin-Chat			~10%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			<5%
	Chorister Robin-Chat			Insufficient data
24	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	Chorister Robin-Chat			~30%
25	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~30%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~30%
	Redcap Robinchat			Insufficient data
26	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	White-Throated Robin-Chat			~30%
27	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	~20%
	Archer's Robin-Chat			~20%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~10%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			<5%
28	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~20%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~20%
	Redcap Robinchat			Insufficient data
29	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~20%
	Cape Robin-Chat			Insufficient data
	White-browed Robin-Chat			<5%
	Rüppell's Robin-Chat			<5%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
30	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~20%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~20%
31	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~20%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~20%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
	Rüppell's Robin-Chat			Insufficient data
32	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~20%
	Redcap Robinchat			~10%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			<5%
	Rüppell's Robin-Chat			<5%
33	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Redcap Robinchat			~10%
34	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~10%
	Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat			~10%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			<5%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			Insufficient data
	Redcap Robinchat			Insufficient data
35	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~10%
36	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~10%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~10%
	Rüppell's Robin-Chat			<5%
	Redcap Robinchat			Insufficient data
37	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2	~10%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~10%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
38	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~10%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~10%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			<5%
	Redcap Robinchat			Insufficient data
	Grey Winged Robin Chat			Insufficient data
39	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~10%
40	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2	~10%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~10%
	Redcap Robinchat			Insufficient data
41	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~10%
	Redcap Robinchat			Insufficient data
42	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~10%
	Rüppell's Robin-Chat			~10%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			<5%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
43	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	<5%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			<5%
	Rüppell's Robin-Chat			Insufficient data
	Olive-Flanked Robin-Chat			Insufficient data
44	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	<5%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			<5%
	White-Throated Robin-Chat			Insufficient data
45	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Chorister Robin-Chat			<5%
	Redcap Robinchat			Insufficient data
46	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			<5%
47	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			<5%
	Rüppell's Robin-Chat			Insufficient data