Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Old World Flycatchers :: Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat

Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla

Described by: Lafresnaye (1838)
Alternate common name(s): Snowy-crowned Robin-chat, Snowy-headed Robin-chat
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Bigodi Swamp, Uganda - Dec, 2005 © Tom Tarrant  Abuja, Nigeria - Dec 11, 2004 © Charlie Moores 
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Range

W. to c. Africa;
Fragmented distribution in s. and e. of range;
(1) Senegambia, s. Mauritania, sw. Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Guinea, Sierralone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African, Republic, s. Sudan, sw. Ethiopia, e. Zaire, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, w. Kenya and nw. Tanzania.
(2) Nw. Cameroon, Gabon, sw. Congo, Angola and Zaire.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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