Cossypha semirufa
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In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
Rüppell's robin-chat (Cossypha semirufa) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, that is native to the Afrotropics. It is named for the German naturalist Eduard Rüppell. It is a smaller version of the White-browed robin-chat, measuring 18 cm rather than 20 cm, with darker, blackish central tail feathers, and in some races a more constricted supercilium behind the eye.
It is native to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Tanzania. It is found in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, including Juniper and Podocarpus forest, and in subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and gardens.
There are three races: Cossypha semirufa semirufa Range: Eritrea, Ethiopia, south-eastern South Sudan and northern Kenya Cossypha semirufa donaldsoni Sharpe, 1895 Description: Rufous collar almost complete, upperparts darker than nominate
Range: south-eastern Ethiopia and adjacent Somalia Cossypha semirufa intercedens (Cabanis, 1878) Range: central to south-eastern Kenya and northern Tanzania Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 5 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addis Ababa | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 2 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Rüppell's Robin-Chat sighting in Nairobi on a given day, based on 533 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 19th most-seen of the 234 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and December
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Rüppell's Robin-Chat in Nairobi on a given day, against about 20% in February, the lowest month.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rüppell's Robin-Chat sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Rüppell's Robin-Chat sightings, Nairobi ranks 2nd at about 40%. The best odds are in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia, about 50%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rüppell's Robin-Chat is recorded against all the birds logged in Nairobi (533 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.
