Thrushes (Turdidae)
White-crowned Robin-chat (Cossypha albicapillus) - HBW 10, p. 741
French: Cossyphe à calotte blanche
German: Weißscheitelrötel
Spanish: Cosifa Coroniblanca
Taxonomy: Turdus albicapillus Vieillot, 1818, Senegal.
Original species name is a noun in apposition, and thus invariable. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- albicapillus ( Vieillot, 1818) - Senegal and Gambia E to NE Guinea.
- giffardi Hartert, 1899 - S Mali and N Ivory Coast E to N Cameroon and S Chad.
- omoensis Sharpe, 1900 - SE Sudan and SW Ethiopia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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several birds Locality Marakissa, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp albicapillus)
Daniêl Jimenez 3 January 2012 1 year ago 55 sec 4.4 -
one bird perching Locality Marakissa, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp albicapillus)
Daniêl Jimenez 3 January 2012 1 year ago 27 sec 4 -
A bird hanging around a small puddle of water, with the apparent intention to drink. Locality Senegambia Hotel, Kololi, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp albicapillus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 November 2008 4 years ago 44 sec 3.8 -
A bird bathing Locality Kololi, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp albicapillus)
Eldert Groenewoud 20 October 2005 5 years ago 21 sec 3.7 -
An individual preening and shaking the plumage in a tree, and then flying off. Locality San Diego Zoo, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA (United States)
Josep del Hoyo 19 June 2012 35 weeks ago 22 sec 3.3 -
A bird at a drinking tap, apparently regurgitating something (probably chitinous parts of insects). Locality Senegambia Hotel, Kololi, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp albicapillus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 November 2008 4 years ago 33 sec 3
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White-crowned Robin-chat perching on a tree.
Locality Marakissa, Western Division, The Gambia
Tadeusz Rosinski 21 January 2009 29 weeks ago 4.3 -
Adult
Locality Senegambia Hotel, Kololi, Western Division, The Gambia
Paul Cools 20 weeks ago 4 -
bird in a tree
Locality Senegambia Hotel, Kololi, Western Division, The Gambia
Klaus Lachenmaier 29 March 2013 4 weeks ago 3.8 -
A bird on branch
Locality Ngaoundaba Ranch, Ngaoundéré, Adamawa Province, Cameroon
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 13 February 2012 49 weeks ago 3.8 -
One adult bird perched in a branch.
Locality Senegambia Hotel, Kololi, Western Division, The Gambia
Frank Derriks 9 November 2008 4 years ago 3.7 -
Adult bird on the branch.
Locality Amazon World Zoo Park, Newchurch, Isle of Wight, England, Great Britain
Tomasz Doroń 16 May 2010 1 year ago 3.6
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Bird calling Locality London Zoo, London, England, Great Britain
Jonathan Beilby 14 March 2009 3 years ago 2
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