Thrushes (Turdidae)
Mountain Robin-chat (Cossypha isabellae) - HBW 10, p. 737
French: Cossyphe d’Isabelle
German: Kamerunrötel
Spanish: Cosifa de Isabel
Other common names: Mountain Robin, Cameroon Robin-chat
Taxonomy: Cossypha Isabellae G. R. Gray, 1862, Cameroon Mountain, 7000 feet [c. 2130 m], Cameroon.
Has sometimes been placed in genus Dryocichloides or in Sheppardia or Oreocossypha. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- batesi (Bannerman, 1922) - E Nigeria and W Cameroon.
- isabellae G. R. Gray, 1862 - Mt Cameroon (SW Cameroon).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adult perched
Locality Bamenda Highlands, Northwest Province, Cameroon (ssp batesi)
Nik Borrow 7 April 2008 2 years ago 4 -
A bird perched on a branch
Locality Lake Awing, Bafut-Nguemba Forest Reserve, Bamenda Highlands, Northwest Province, Cameroon (ssp batesi)
Ian Fulton 14 March 2006 2 years ago 3
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