Cossypha heuglini
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The white-browed robin-chat (Cossypha heuglini), also known as Heuglin's robin, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Found in east, central and southern Africa, its natural habitats include riverine forest and thickets, and it is also found near humans. The IUCN classifies it as a least-concern species.
Hartlaub described the species from Sudan in 1866. The specific epithet is derived from Martin Theodor von Heuglin. The white-browed robin-chat is 19–20 cm (7.5–7.9 in) long and weighs 29–51 g (1.0–1.8 oz). The crown and face are black, and there is a white supercilium over the dark brown eye. The back is olive grey-brown, and the rump is rufous. The two central tail feathers are olive-brown, and the other feathers are orange-rufous. The flight feathers and wing coverts are grey-brown, and the underwing coverts are rufous. The underparts are bright orange... Wikipedia →
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo Safari Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Burgers' Ocean | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 3 | Royal Burgers' Zoo | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 4 | Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 5 | Edward Youde Aviary | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Robin-Chat sighting in Lilongwe on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 52 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May and August
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Robin-Chat in Lilongwe on a given day, against about 20% in November and December, the lowest months. October has too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-browed Robin-Chat sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate White-browed Robin-Chat sightings, Lilongwe ranks 6th at about 30%. The best odds are in Kigali (Rwanda, about 80%), Harare (Zimbabwe, about 60%) and Mombasa (Kenya, about 60%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the White-browed Robin-Chat that you can see in Lilongwe (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Pied Crow (about 50%), Common Bulbul (about 40%) and Blue-breasted Cordonbleu (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-browed Robin-Chat is recorded against all the birds logged in Lilongwe (26 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
