Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
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Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat

Cossypha niveicapilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Semuliki National Park
10 Verified records at Semuliki National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The snowy-crowned robin-chat (Cossypha niveicapilla) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is also known as the snowy-headed robin-chat. Its disjunct range extends across the northern half of Sub-Saharan Africa (rare in the Horn of Africa). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and moist savanna. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park

Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat
LC

Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat

Bird

Cossypha cyanocampter

10–20% · With luck
White-browed Robin-Chat
LC

White-browed Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha heuglini

Insufficient data
Redcap Robinchat
LC

Redcap Robinchat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha natalensis

Insufficient data
Spotted Flycatcher
LC

Spotted Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa striata

Insufficient data
Brown-chested Alethe
LC

Brown-chested Alethe

Bird

Chamaetylas poliocephala

10–20% · With luck
Grey-throated Flycatcher

Grey-throated Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myioparus griseigularis

10–20% · With luck
Ashy Alseonax

Ashy Alseonax

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa caerulescens

10–20% · With luck
Dusky-blue Flycatcher

Dusky-blue Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa comitata

5–10% · With luck
Yellow-footed Flycatcher
LC

Yellow-footed Flycatcher

Bird

Muscicapa sethsmithi

5–10% · With luck
Forest Scrub-Robin

Forest Scrub-Robin

Bird

Erythropygia leucosticta

5–10% · With luck
Grey Tit-Flycatcher

Grey Tit-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myioparus plumbeus

<5% · Rare
Brown-backed Scrub Robin

Brown-backed Scrub Robin

Bird

Erythropygia hartlaubi

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
3 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
6 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
7 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
<5%
8 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
10 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
11 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data
12 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat in Semuliki National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat in Semuliki National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat in Semuliki National Park in our monthly data.

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