Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Old World Flycatchers :: White-crowned Robin-Chat

White-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha albicapilla

Described by: Vieillot (1818)
Alternate common name(s): White-crowned Robin-chat
Old scientific name(s): Cossypha albicapillus

Photographs

Kotu Stream, The Gambia - Feb 6, 2004 © Ben van den Broek 
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Range

Sahel zone of w. to e. Africa;
Two widely separated populations;
(1) Senegambia, s. Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, and Guinea.
(2) Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, s. Niger, n. Nigeria, and c. Cameroon.
(3) S. Chad, n. Central African Republic, se. Sudan and sw. Ethiopia.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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