White-starred Robin

Pogonocichla stellata (Vieillot, 1818)

White-starred Robin, Pogonocichla stellata, is a bird of eastern and south-eastern Africa in the Muscicapidae family. It lives in forested Afromontane areas across sub-Saharan Africa. The species is also known as the starred robin and is the only member of its genus. Its name refers to the pale marks on the face and throat, which also inspire the scientific name. It was described by Vieillot in 1818. There are around twelve subspecies.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers

Breeding range

Africa: e, se