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| − | [[Image:White-browed_Robin_Chat.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:White-browed_Robin_Chat.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by {{user|sungrebe|sungrebe}}<br />Okavango Delta, [[Botswana]]]] |
;[[:Category:Cossypha|Cossypha]] heuglini | ;[[:Category:Cossypha|Cossypha]] heuglini | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Length 18-20 cm, mass 29-44 g. Orange underparts and tail | + | [[Image:White-Browed Robin-Chat - juvenile 2018.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|sascha_chen|sascha_chen}}<br />Okavango Delta, [[Botswana]], March 2018]] |
| + | Length 18-20 cm (7-7¾ in), mass 29-44 g. | ||
| + | *Orange underparts and tail | ||
| + | *Grey upper parts | ||
| + | *Black crown, [[Topography#Heads|lores]] and ear-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] | ||
| + | *Broad white eyebrow | ||
| + | *Dark eye | ||
| + | *Grey legs and feet | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Africa]] south of Sahara, | + | [[Africa]] south of Sahara:<br /> |
| − | + | '''Western Africa''': [[Nigeria]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]]<br /> | |
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Swaziland]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
As many as seven subspecies have been described<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>, but Clements<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> recognises three: | As many as seven subspecies have been described<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>, but Clements<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> recognises three: | ||
| − | *''C. h. heuglini'' | + | *''C. h. heuglini'': |
| − | *''C. h. subrufescens'' | + | :*Southern [[Chad]], western [[Sudan]], and [[Central African Republic]] east to [[Ethiopia]], south to [[Angola]], northern [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], and northern [[South Africa]] |
| − | *''C. h. intermedia'' | + | *''C. h. subrufescens'': |
| + | :*[[Gabon]] to northern [[Angola]] and extreme western [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] | ||
| + | *''C. h. intermedia'': | ||
| + | :*Coastal [[Somalia]] south coastaly to north-eastern South Africa ([[KwaZulu-Natal]]) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | The diet | + | ====Diet==== |
| − | + | The diet consists of insects, beetles and ants, caterpillars, moths, grasshoppers, and other small invertebrates. Fruits are also eaten. | |
| − | Monogamous and territorial; they nest | + | ====Breeding==== |
| + | [[Dictionary_M-O#M|Monogamous]] and territorial; they nest in a tree stump cavity. The clutch consists of two to three eggs which are incubated by the female for 12–17 days. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase |
# Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ & Ryan PG (eds) 2005. ''Robert's Birds of Southern Africa'', 7th edition. John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, South Africa. ISBN 0620340533 | # Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ & Ryan PG (eds) 2005. ''Robert's Birds of Southern Africa'', 7th edition. John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, South Africa. ISBN 0620340533 | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Cossypha+heuglini}} | {{GSearch|Cossypha+heuglini}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cossypha]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cossypha]] | ||
Revision as of 23:20, 29 April 2018
- Cossypha heuglini
Identification
Length 18-20 cm (7-7¾ in), mass 29-44 g.
- Orange underparts and tail
- Grey upper parts
- Black crown, lores and ear-coverts
- Broad white eyebrow
- Dark eye
- Grey legs and feet
Distribution
Africa south of Sahara:
Western Africa: Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland
Taxonomy
Subspecies
As many as seven subspecies have been described2, but Clements1 recognises three:
- C. h. heuglini:
- Southern Chad, western Sudan, and Central African Republic east to Ethiopia, south to Angola, northern Botswana, Zimbabwe, and northern South Africa
- C. h. subrufescens:
- Gabon to northern Angola and extreme western Democratic Republic of the Congo
- C. h. intermedia:
- Coastal Somalia south coastaly to north-eastern South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
Habitat
Riverine woodland and forest, and moist savanna.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists of insects, beetles and ants, caterpillars, moths, grasshoppers, and other small invertebrates. Fruits are also eaten.
Breeding
Monogamous and territorial; they nest in a tree stump cavity. The clutch consists of two to three eggs which are incubated by the female for 12–17 days.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ & Ryan PG (eds) 2005. Robert's Birds of Southern Africa, 7th edition. John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, South Africa. ISBN 0620340533
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-browed Robin-Chat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-browed_Robin-Chat
