- Cossypha caffra
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.
Distribution
Kenya, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland.
Taxonomy
There are 4 subspecies.
Habitat
Forest edges, scrub, plantations, gardens and parks.
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.
References
Wikipedia
