Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat

Cossypha niveicapilla (Lafresnaye, 1838)

37 gWeight

The snowy-crowned robin-chat (Cossypha niveicapilla) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Busiest months: November · Most records: Uganda, Gambia, Kenya

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: November · Most records: Uganda, Gambia, Kenya

Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat has been recorded at 148 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 23 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Kakamega Forest NR – Rondo Retreat CentreKenya405 records
Bigodi SwampUganda385 records
Entebbe Botanical GardenUganda363 records

More places

Abuko NRGambia325 records
Kakamega Forest NRKenya286 records
Amurum Forest ReserveNigeria243 records
Kibale NPUganda218 records
Bigodi Ecotourism Research CentreUganda200 records
Shai Hills Resource ReserveGhana191 records
Rumangabo ICCN Camp & Mikeno Lodge and trailsCongo - Kinshasa188 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Uganda Gambia Kenya Ghana Congo - Kinshasa Nigeria Burkina Faso Cameroon

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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Questions

How big is the Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat?

The Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat weighs around 37 g.

Where does the Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southern Mauritania, Senegal and Gambia east to Ethiopia, Kenya, DR Congo, northeastern Angola and Tanzania. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Gambia and Kenya.