White-Throated Robin-Chat
Cossypha humeralis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusCossypha (Typical Robin-Chats)
- SpeciesCossypha humeralis (White-Throated Robin-Chat)
The white-throated robin-chat or white-throated robin (Dessonornis humeralis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Botswana, Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Gonarezhou National Park
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Redcap Robinchat
Cossypha natalensis
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
Bearded Scrub Robin
Erythropygia quadrivirgata
Mocking Cliff Chat
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Collared Palmthrush
Cichladusa arquata
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of White-Throated Robin-Chat at Gonarezhou National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |