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- Cape Robin-Chat
bird · Passeriformes · Muscicapidae
Cape Robin-Chat
Cossypha caffra (Linnaeus, 1771) (also recorded as Dessonornis caffer) — also called Cape Robin. Occurrence records of the Cape Robin-Chat are shared on GBIF from around 323 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Table Mountain National Park (4 704 records), in 9 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernMuscicapidae
323reserves with records
107 853records around them
9provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Table Mountain National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 4 704 |
| Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 4 121 |
| Hottentots-HollandProtected area | WC Western Cape | 3 799 |
| Garden Route National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 3 692 |
| Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 3 097 |
| Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 2 881 |
| Tokai ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 2 035 |
| UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 943 |
| False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 884 |
| Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 646 |
| Springside Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 644 |
| Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 629 |
| Kruin ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 598 |
| Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden | GP Gauteng | 1 567 |
| Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 539 |
| Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 1 516 |
| DONKIN RESERVENature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 1 516 |
| Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 1 516 |
| Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 1 514 |
| Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 1 415 |
| Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 410 |
| Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 313 |
| Jock's BayNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 305 |
| Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 279 |
| Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 276 |
| Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 223 |
| Addo Elephant National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 1 214 |
| Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 206 |
| Doreen clark nature reserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 205 |
| Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 204 |
| Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 130 |
| Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 116 |
| Muizenberg CaveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 1 095 |
| Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 091 |
| Highveld GardenNature reserve | FS Free State | 1 025 |
| Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area | WC Western Cape | 991 |
| Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 933 |
| Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park | NC Northern Cape | 929 |
| St. James SpringNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 860 |
| Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area | WC Western Cape | 847 |
| Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 842 |
| Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 841 |
| Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden | FS Free State | 780 |
| Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 778 |
| Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 777 |
| Bontebok National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 723 |
| De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 696 |
| Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 691 |
| Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 676 |
| Montgomery VleiNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 675 |
| Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 670 |
| WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 670 |
| East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 639 |
| Seal IslandNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 625 |
| CederbergProtected area | WC Western Cape | 589 |
| Constantia NekNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 587 |
| Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected area | WC Western Cape | 585 |
| Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 585 |
| Nyati ConcessionProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 576 |
| Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuary | NW North West | 564 |
and 263 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- Western Cape
- 125 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 47 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 47 reserves
- Gauteng
- 43 reserves
- Free State
- 18 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 18 reserves
- North West
- 13 reserves
- Northern Cape
- 6 reserves
- Limpopo
- 6 reserves
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Scientific name
- Cossypha caffra
- GBIF taxon
- 2492582
- Wikidata
- Q2673576
More of the Muscicapidae family
Fiscal FlycatcherAfrican StonechatFamiliar ChatWhite-browed Scrub RobinAfrican Dusky FlycatcherSouthern Black FlycatcherAnt-eating ChatCape Rock ThrushRed-capped Robin-ChatMocking Cliff ChatKaroo Scrub-RobinCapped WheatearMountain WheatearKaroo Scrub RobinWhite-throated Robin-ChatSpotted FlycatcherChorister Robin-ChatKalahari Scrub RobinMarico FlycatcherAshy FlycatcherBrown Scrub RobinWhite-browed Robin-ChatKaroo ChatBuff-streaked ChatChat FlycatcherBearded Scrub RobinWhite-starred RobinSentinel Rock ThrushSickle-winged ChatGrey Tit-FlycatcherTractrac ChatPale FlycatcherShort-toed Rock Thrush
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.