Chorister Robin-Chat

Cossypha dichroa (Gmelin, JF, 1789)

Chorister Robin-Chat, Cossypha dichroa, is a passerine of the Muscicapidae family that breeds in South Africa. It is a forest bird, with its range running through the southern Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and into northern Limpopo. It is also recorded from Eswatini. The species is associated with evergreen woodland, particularly in mist belt areas. It was first described in 1789 by Gmelin. Adults are recognised by dark upperparts and yellow-orange underparts, and they lack a white eye stripe.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers

Breeding range

Africa: South Africa