Archer's Robin-Chat - BirdForum Opus

Alternative name: Archer's Ground Robin

Photo by Tom Tarrant
Echuya Forest, south-western Uganda, January 2006

Cossypha archeri

Identification

15 cm

• Long white supercilium
• White chin spot
• Rufous tail
• Black bill

Similar Species

Similar to Mountain Robin-Chat which has a much shorter supercilium.

Distribution

Africa:
Western Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• C. a. archeri (albimentalis):

• Montane forests of eastern Zaire to Rwanda, Burundi and south-western Uganda

• C. a. kimbutui:

• Montane forests of south-eastern Zaire (Mount Kabobo)

Habitat

Rainforest and high-altitude shrubland.

Behaviour

Diet

A ground feeder, there diet consists almost entirely of insects, beetles, caterpillars etc.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Archer's Robin-Chat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Archer%27s_Robin-Chat

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