Cossypha albicapillus
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The white-crowned robin-chat (Cossypha albicapillus) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Its range extends mainly across the western region of the Sudanian savanna. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
It has typically been assumed to be monogamous. However, at least one instance of cooperative breeding and possible multiple paternity has been observed.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Mole National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia | |
| 2 | Accra | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 3 | Freetown | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pairi Daiza | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 2 | ZooParc de Beauval | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | San Diego Zoo Safari Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | London Zoo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Lincoln Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Zamość Zoo | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 8 | Vogelpark Avifauna | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-crowned Robin-Chat sighting in Mole National Park on a given day, based on 80 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 105th most-seen of the 266 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and February
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-crowned Robin-Chat in Mole National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May, August–September and December, the lowest months. Those are among Mole National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 220 mm in August. July has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-crowned Robin-Chat sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate White-crowned Robin-Chat sightings, Mole National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal, about 50%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-crowned Robin-Chat is recorded against all the birds logged in Mole National Park (80 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
