Genus

Typical Robin-Chats

Cossypha

11 species in our catalog · found in 52 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyMuscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats)
GenusCossypha (Typical Robin-Chats)

Species in this group

Dessonornis caffer

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Cossypha natalensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cossypha albicapillus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cossypha heuglini

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Cossypha semirufa

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Cossypha dichroa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cossypha niveicapilla

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cossypha humeralis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cossypha archeri

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cossypha polioptera

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cossypha cyanocampter

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Robin-Chats

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 28 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4 of 11	~80%
	Cape Robin-Chat			~50%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~30%
	Archer's Robin-Chat			~20%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
2	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 11	~70%
	Cape Robin-Chat			~50%
	Rüppell's Robin-Chat			~30%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			<5%
3	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	~60%
	Cape Robin-Chat			~60%
4	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 11	~60%
	Cape Robin-Chat			~40%
	Chorister Robin-Chat			~30%
5	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 11	~60%
	Cape Robin-Chat			~40%
	Rüppell's Robin-Chat			~30%
6	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	~60%
	Cape Robin-Chat			~60%
7	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 11	~60%
	Redcap Robinchat			~50%
	White-Throated Robin-Chat			<5%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			<5%
	Chorister Robin-Chat			<5%
	Cape Robin-Chat			<5%
8	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 11	~60%
	Rüppell's Robin-Chat			~40%
	Cape Robin-Chat			~30%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			<5%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
9	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	~50%
	Cape Robin-Chat			~50%
10	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5 of 11	~50%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			~30%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~20%
	Redcap Robinchat			~10%
	Grey Winged Robin Chat			~10%
	Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat			<5%
11	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	5 of 11	~50%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~20%
	Cape Robin-Chat			~20%
	Archer's Robin-Chat			~10%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			~10%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
12	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	6 of 11	~50%
	Grey Winged Robin Chat			~20%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			~10%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~10%
	Archer's Robin-Chat			~10%
	Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat			~10%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
13	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 11	~50%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~40%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			~10%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
14	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3 of 11	~50%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~40%
	Redcap Robinchat			~10%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			<5%
15	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2 of 11	~50%
	White-crowned Robin-Chat			~50%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			<5%
16	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 11	~40%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~30%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			~10%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
17	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5 of 11	~40%
	Cape Robin-Chat			~20%
	Archer's Robin-Chat			~20%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~10%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			<5%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
18	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 11	~40%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~20%
	Cape Robin-Chat			~20%
	Rüppell's Robin-Chat			~10%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
19	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	~40%
	Cape Robin-Chat			~40%
20	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 11	~40%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~40%
	Cape Robin-Chat			~10%
21	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 11	~40%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~40%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
22	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 11	~40%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~40%
23	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 11	~40%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~30%
	Redcap Robinchat			~10%
24	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 11	~30%
	Cape Robin-Chat			~30%
	Chorister Robin-Chat			<5%
25	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 11	~30%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~20%
	White-Throated Robin-Chat			~10%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
	Cape Robin-Chat			<5%
26	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 11	~30%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~30%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
27	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 11	~30%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~30%
	Cape Robin-Chat			<5%
28	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 11	~30%
	White-Throated Robin-Chat			~20%
	Redcap Robinchat			~10%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~10%
29	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 11	~30%
	White-Throated Robin-Chat			~30%
	Cape Robin-Chat			<5%
30	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 11	~30%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~30%
31	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 11	~30%
	Redcap Robinchat			~20%
	White-Throated Robin-Chat			~10%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			<5%
32	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 11	~20%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~20%
33	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 11	~20%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~20%
	Rüppell's Robin-Chat			<5%
34	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 11	~20%
	Rüppell's Robin-Chat			~20%
35	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 11	~20%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~20%
36	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 11	~10%
	Redcap Robinchat			~10%
37	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 11	~10%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~10%
38	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 11	~10%
	Cape Robin-Chat			~10%
	Rüppell's Robin-Chat			~10%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			<5%
39	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2 of 11	~10%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~10%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
40	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 11	~10%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~10%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			<5%
41	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 11	~10%
	Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat			~10%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			<5%
42	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	1 of 11	~10%
	Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat			~10%
43	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 11	~10%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~10%
44	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 11	~10%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~10%
45	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 11	~10%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~10%
46	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 11	~10%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~10%
	Cape Robin-Chat			<5%
47	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 11	<5%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			<5%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
48	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 11	<5%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			<5%
49	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 11	<5%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			<5%
50	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 11	<5%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			<5%
51	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 11	<5%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			<5%
52	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 11	<5%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 11	~80%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~80%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
2	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 11	~60%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~60%
	White-Throated Robin-Chat			<5%
3	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	~60%
	Cape Robin-Chat			~60%
4	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 11	~60%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~60%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
5	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 11	~60%
	Cape Robin-Chat			~60%
	White-Throated Robin-Chat			<5%
6	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 11	~50%
	Rüppell's Robin-Chat			~40%
	Cape Robin-Chat			~20%
7	Addis Ababa	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 11	~50%
	Rüppell's Robin-Chat			~50%
8	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	~40%
	Cape Robin-Chat			~40%
9	Bujumbura	🇧🇮 Burundi	1 of 11	~40%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~40%
10	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 11	~40%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~30%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			~10%
	Redcap Robinchat			<5%
11	Lilongwe	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 11	~30%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~30%
12	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 11	~30%
	Redcap Robinchat			~30%
	Cape Robin-Chat			<5%
13	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 11	~30%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			~30%
14	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 11	~30%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~30%
15	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	2 of 11	~20%
	White-crowned Robin-Chat			~20%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			~10%
16	Brazzaville	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 11	~20%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			~20%
17	Yaoundé	🇨🇲 Cameroon	1 of 11	~20%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			~20%
18	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 11	~20%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~20%
19	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	2 of 11	~20%
	White-crowned Robin-Chat			~10%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			~10%
20	Lubango	🇦🇴 Angola	1 of 11	~20%
	White-browed Robin-Chat			~20%
21	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 11	~10%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			~10%
22	Freetown	🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	2 of 11	~10%
	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat			~10%
	White-crowned Robin-Chat			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
4	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
5	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
6	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Sedgwick County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Chester Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
10	Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Burgers' Ocean	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
12	Royal Burgers' Zoo	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
13	Woodland Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Fort Worth Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
15	Zoo Opole	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
16	San Antonio Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Zoo Atlanta	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	London Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
19	Riverbanks Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
20	Aquarama Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
21	Lincoln Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	Zamość Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
23	Vogelpark Avifauna	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
24	Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
25	Wonder world	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
26	Edward Youde Aviary	🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China	In captivity
27	Volière	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
28	Waddesdon Aviary	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity

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Typical Robin-Chats

Species in this group

Cape Robin-Chat

Redcap Robinchat

White-crowned Robin-Chat

White-browed Robin-Chat

Rüppell's Robin-Chat

Chorister Robin-Chat

Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat

White-Throated Robin-Chat

Archer's Robin-Chat

Grey Winged Robin Chat

Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Robin-Chats

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found