The
robin-chats are small insectivorous
birds in the genus
Cossyphicula of the
thrush family
Turdidae.
These are African woodland dwelling species, but some have become adapted to sites around human habitation.
Species are
- White-bellied Robin-Chat, Cossyphicula roberti
- Mountain Robin-Chat, Cossypha isabellae
- Archer's Robin-Chat, Cossypha archeri
- Olive-flanked Robin-Chat, Cossypha anomala
- Cape Robin-Chat, Cossypha caffra
- White-throated Robin-Chat, Cossypha humeralis
- Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat, Cossypha cyanocampter
- Gray-winged Robin-Chat, Cossypha polioptera
- Rueppell's Robin-Chat, Cossypha semirufa
- White-browed Robin-Chat, Cossypha heuglini
- Red-capped Robin-Chat, Cossypha natalensis
- Chorister Robin-Chat, Cossypha dichroa
- White-headed Robin-Chat, Cossypha heinrichi
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat, Cossypha niveicapilla
- White-crowned Robin-Chat, Cossypha albicapilla