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Cape Robin-Chat

From Opus

Photo by Charlie Moores
Photo by Charlie Moores
Cossypha caffra

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[edit] Identification

Length 16-17 cm. Grey above, black sides of face and behind eye, white supercilium, orange chin, throat, central breast, rump, under-tail coverts and outer tail feathers, grey-brown central tail feathers, pale grey belly, black, down curved bill, brown iris, pink-grey legs and feet. Sexes similar. Juvenile - buff marked dark brown upperparts, buff underparts, grey-brown breast.

[edit] Distribution

Kenya, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland.

Juvenile Cape Robin-Chat Photo by Alan Manson Location: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Juvenile Cape Robin-Chat
Photo by Alan Manson
Location: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

[edit] Taxonomy

There are 4 subspecies.

[edit] Habitat

Forest edges, scrub, plantations, gardens and parks.

[edit] Behaviour

It builds a cup-shaped nest from coarse vegetation, lined with animal hair and rootlets.

The diet includes insects, spiders, invertebrates, small frogs, lizards and some fruit.

[edit] References

Wikipedia

[edit] External Links

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