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Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat
Cossypha cyanocampter
Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat (Cossypha cyanocampter) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat (Cossypha cyanocampter) is a member of the Muscicapidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 26.7 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
- Genus Cossypha
- Species cyanocampter
Quick facts
- Weight
- 26.7 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense scrub and shrubland, it uses a wide range of foraging strategies.
Migration
The Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat (Cossypha cyanocampter) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Africa. Its distribution covers AF w, c.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 26.7 g, with a wing length of about 8.4 cm and a tail of around 7.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 1.8 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat?
The Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat is a small bird that weighs around 26.7 g.
Where does the Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat live?
The Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat is found across Africa with a range covering AF w, c, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat belong to?
The Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat (Cossypha cyanocampter) belongs to the Muscicapidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat eat?
The Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat migrate?
The Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat make?
1 real field recording of the Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat's range?
The Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat has a mapped global range of about 1.8 million km².
Conservation
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