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- Red-capped Robin-Chat
bird · Passeriformes · Muscicapidae
Red-capped Robin-Chat
Cossypha natalensis A.Smith, 1840 — also called Red-capped Robin, Natal Robin, Natal Robin-Chat. Occurrence records of the Red-capped Robin-Chat are shared on GBIF from around 71 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all iSimangaliso Wetland Park (2 557 records), in 4 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernMuscicapidae
71reserves with records
15 141records around them
4provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 2 557 |
| St. Lucia SystemProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 025 |
| Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 838 |
| Springside Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 767 |
| East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 757 |
| The WaterberryNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 735 |
| Umhlanga LagoonProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 682 |
| Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 673 |
| Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 635 |
| Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 540 |
| Bonamanzi Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 491 |
| Virginia Bush Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 429 |
| St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 376 |
| Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of TongalandMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 279 |
| Trafalgar Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 251 |
| Burman BushProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 251 |
| Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 242 |
| Empisini Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 227 |
| Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 189 |
| Impeleshu Forest ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 181 |
| Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 179 |
| Gonubie Mouth Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | EC Eastern Cape | 170 |
| Gonubie Bird Sanctuary NPOWildlife sanctuary | EC Eastern Cape | 170 |
| T.C. Robertson Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 160 |
| Paradise ValleyNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 156 |
| Palmiet Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 155 |
| Oribi GorgeProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 150 |
| Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 136 |
| Skyline Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 134 |
| Nyalazi State ForestForest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 116 |
| Nahoon Estuary Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 116 |
| Dassie TrailNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 115 |
| Pipeline Coastal ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 99 |
| False Bay ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 98 |
| SabieparkNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 94 |
| Lake Sibayi Fresh Water ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 79 |
| Kenneth Stainbank Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 78 |
| Umlalazi Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 64 |
| Kosi BayNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 61 |
| Sodwana Bay National ParkNational park | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 60 |
| Roosfontein Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 53 |
| Barberton Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 52 |
| St. Lucia Marine ReserveMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 51 |
| Dumaneni ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 49 |
| Maputaland Marine ReserveMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 49 |
| Mountainlands Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 47 |
| Amatikulu Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 47 |
| River Valley Nature ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 35 |
| Steiltes nature reserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 28 |
| Vernon Crookes Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 26 |
| Enseleni Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 26 |
| Bluff Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 22 |
| Corridor Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 20 |
| Ratombo Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 17 |
| Harold Johnson Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 11 |
| Amathole Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | EC Eastern Cape | 10 |
| Kwelera Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 9 |
| Thohoyandou National Botanical GardenBotanical garden | LP Limpopo | 9 |
| Mbumbazi Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 8 |
| Mkhambathi Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 8 |
and 11 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 53 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 10 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 6 reserves
- Limpopo
- 2 reserves
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Scientific name
- Cossypha natalensis
- GBIF taxon
- 2492593
- Wikidata
- Q1589176
More of the Muscicapidae family
Cape Robin-ChatFiscal FlycatcherAfrican StonechatFamiliar ChatWhite-browed Scrub RobinAfrican Dusky FlycatcherSouthern Black FlycatcherAnt-eating ChatCape Rock ThrushMocking 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; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.