Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat (Cossypha niveicapilla)
About the Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
The snowy-crowned robin-chat (Cossypha niveicapilla) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is also known as the snowy-headed robin-chat. Its disjunct range extends across the northern half of Sub-Saharan Africa (rare in the Horn of Africa). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and moist savanna.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 72 recordings for this species: 9 CC BY-NC-ND · 8 CC BY-NC-SA. 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.
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Listed as recorded in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana 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.