Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Passeriformes > Muscicapidae > Cossypha > Cossypha caffraCossypha caffra (Cape Robin-Chat)The Cape robin-chat (Cossypha caffra) is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It has a disjunct range from South Sudan to South Africa. The locally familiar and confiding species has colonized and benefited from a range of man-altered habitats, including city suburbs and farmstead woodlots. It is an accomplished songster like other robin-chats, but is rather less colourful than most, and frequents either dryer settings or higher altitudes. It forages in the proximity of cover, in the open or in fairly well-lit environments. Its distribution resembles that of the Karoo-Olive complex of thrushes, but it prefers the bracken-briar fringes of Afromontane forest, and does not enter far into forest proper. It is altitudinally segregated from Red-capped robin-cha |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 8.00116 EDGE Score: 2.19735 |
| Adult Weight [1] | 27 grams | | Birth Weight [2] | 3.3 grams | | Female Weight [1] | 26 grams | | Male Weight [1] | 29 grams | | Weight Dimorphism [1] | 11.5 % |  | | Diet [3] | Carnivore (Invertebrates) | | Diet - Invertibrates [3] | 100 % | | Forages - Canopy [3] | 20 % | | Forages - Ground [3] | 80 % | | | Clutch Size [5] | 2 | | Incubation [4] | 16 days |
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| Name |
Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Albany thickets |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Albertine Rift montane forests |
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi,Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Central Zambezian Miombo woodlands |
Tanzania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Malawi |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests |
South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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East African montane forests |
Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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East African montane moorlands |
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Eastern Arc forests |
Tanzania, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Eastern Miombo woodlands |
Tanzania, Mozambique |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Zimbabwe, Mozambique |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Highveld grasslands |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Kalahari xeric savanna |
Botswana, Namibia, South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Knysna-Amatole montane forests |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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KwaZulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Lowland fynbos and renosterveld |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Montane fynbos and renosterveld |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Nama Karoo |
Namibia, South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Namibian savanna woodlands |
Angola, Namibia |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Northern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets |
Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Rwenzori-Virunga montane moorlands |
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Serengeti volcanic grasslands |
Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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South Malawi montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Malawi, Mozambique |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Southern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets |
Tanzania, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Southern Africa bushveld |
Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Southern Africa mangroves |
South Africa, Mozambique |
Afrotropic |
Mangroves |
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Southern Miombo woodlands |
Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Southern Rift montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Malawi, Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Succulent Karoo |
Namibia, South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Zambezian and Mopane woodlands |
South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Namibia, Malawi |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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| Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Addo Elephant National Park |
II |
348463 |
Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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Amboseli National Park National Reserve |
II |
99624 |
Kenya |
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Augrabies Falls National Park |
II |
137301 |
Northern Cape, South Africa |
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Bluff Nature Reserve Provincial Nature Reserve |
IV |
114 |
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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Bontebok National Park |
II |
8315 |
Western Cape, South Africa |
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Chome Catchment Forest Reserve |
IV |
34897 |
Tanzania |
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Golden Gate Highlands National Park |
II |
28689 |
Free State, South Africa |
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Hlane Royal National Park |
VI |
30892 |
Swaziland |
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Itala Game Reserve Provincial Nature Reserve |
II |
72822 |
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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Kakamega Forest Reseve Forest Reserve |
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44820 |
Kenya |
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Karoo National Park |
II |
190300 |
Western Cape, South Africa |
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Kitumbeine Local Authority Forest Reserve |
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Tanzania |
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Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve |
II |
256073 |
Western Cape, South Africa |
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Krantzkloof Nature Reserve Provincial Nature Reserve |
IV |
1452 |
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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Kruger National Park |
II |
4718115 |
Mpumalanga, South Africa |
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Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Reserve |
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Mpumalanga, South Africa |
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Lake Nakuru National Park |
II |
46472 |
Kenya |
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Lapalala Wilderness Nature Reserve |
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88958 |
Limpopo, South Africa |
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Longido Local Authority Forest Reserve |
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5128 |
Tanzania |
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Losiminguri Forest Reserve |
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14815 |
Tanzania |
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Malolotja Nature Reserve |
IV |
42044 |
Swaziland |
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Marakele National Park |
II |
163507 |
Limpopo, South Africa |
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Mariannwood Nature Reserve |
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South Africa |
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Monduli Forest Reserve |
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21687 |
Tanzania |
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Mount Elgon National Park |
II |
276135 |
Uganda |
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Mount Kenya Biosphere Reserve |
II |
146694 |
Kenya |
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Mount Kulal Biosphere Reserve |
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1729738 |
Kenya |
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Mount Mulanje Forest Reserve |
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144452 |
Malawi |
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Mountain Zebra National Park |
II |
60944 |
Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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Nairobi National Park |
II |
16444 |
Kenya |
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New Germany Nature Reserve |
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272 |
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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North Park Nature Reserve Provincial Nature Reserve |
IV |
104 |
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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Palmiet Nature Reserve |
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Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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Richtersveld National Park |
II |
399195 |
Northern Cape, South Africa |
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Roosfontein Nature Reserve |
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519 |
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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Serengeti-Ngorongoro Biosphere Reserve |
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5696026 |
Tanzania |
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Silverglen Nature Reserve |
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566 |
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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South Luangwa National Park |
II |
2220358 |
Zambia |
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Cape Peninsula National Park |
II |
70141 |
Western Cape, South Africa |
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Treasure Beach Nature Reserve |
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Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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Tsitsikamma National Park |
II |
34343 |
Southern Cape, South Africa |
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Umbogavango Nature Reserve |
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89 |
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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Umgeni River Provincial Nature Reserve |
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2372 |
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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Umhlanga Lagoon Provincial Nature Reserve |
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95 |
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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Virginia Bush Nature Reserve |
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94 |
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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Waterberg Biosphere Reserve |
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1024427 |
Limpopo, South Africa |
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Weenen Nature Reserve |
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Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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West Coast National Park |
II |
59916 |
Western Cape, South Africa |
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Wilderness National Park |
II |
5929 |
Western Cape, South Africa |
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| Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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Cape Floristic Region |
South Africa |
No |
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Eastern Afromontane |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe |
No |
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Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany |
Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland |
No |
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Succulent Karoo |
Namibia, South Africa |
No |
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