Chorister Robin-Chat (Cossypha dichroa)
About the Chorister Robin-Chat
The chorister robin-chat (Cossypha dichroa) (previously known as the chorister robin) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in South Africa and Eswatini. Its distribution stretches from the southern Western Cape through the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Mpumalanga to northern Limpopo. Its natural habitat is evergreen forests, especially in the mist belt region.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 76 recordings for this species: 65 CC BY-NC-SA · 11 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in South Africa in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Blue-shouldered Robin-ChatCossypha cyanocampterrecording
- Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffrarecording
- Grey-winged Robin-ChatCossypha poliopterarecording
- Olive-flanked Ground RobinCossypha anomalarecording
- Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisrecording
- Rüppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.