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 Volcanoes National Park
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Archer's Robin-Chat
Cossypha archeri
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
Cossypha niveicapilla
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
White-starred Robin
Pogonocichla stellata
Swamp Flycatcher
Muscicapa aquatica
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Red-throated Alethe
Chamaetylas poliophrys
📅 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 Volcanoes National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Redcap Robinchat sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Redcap Robinchat in Volcanoes National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Redcap Robinchat in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.