Mountain Robin-Chat (Oreocossypha isabellae)

Other Names (World)
Mountain Robin-Chat, Mountain Robin, Cameroon Robin-chat

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gray, 1862)

Range (Guide)

Cameroon, Nigeria.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Mountain Robin-Chat (Cossypha isabellae) [XC99233]
by Mike Nelson from Mount Cameroon, Cameroon (song)

Mountain Robin-Chat (Cossypha isabellae) [XC99347]
by id from Mount Oku, Bamenda Highlands, Cameroon (song)

Subspecies
Has sometimes been placed in genus Dryocichloides or in Sheppardia or Oreocossypha.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

batesi (Bannerman, 1922) - Eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon.
isabellae (Gray, 1862) - Mt Cameroon (south-western Cameroon).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Mountain Robin-Chat (Oreocossypha isabellae) - 10 files

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