Angola Cave-chat (Xenocopsychus ansorgei)

Other Names (World)
Angola Cave-Chat, Angolan Cave-Chat, Angolan Cave Robin, Ansorge's Cave-chat, Angolan Cave Chat

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
18 - 19 cm

First Described (Guide)
Hartert, 1907

Habitat
In caves and on rocky grassland slopes and cliffs with nearby forest, riverine forest and thick undergrowth on forested slopes. From 690 - 2,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Angola (B) (NB).

Western Angola.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
An echoing, warbled 'plu-ee uuee-e-e-e' increasing in strength, then fading away. A softer, whistled 'shuee tee tee' uttred in contact. A harsh two-note call.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Angolan Cave Chat (Cossypha ansorgei) [XC418734]
by id from Bibala, Namibe, Angola (song)

Angolan Cave Chat (Cossypha ansorgei) [XC687289]
by Catriona Leven from , Angola (?)

Nest
An open cup of twigs, grasses and dead leaves, lined with plant material, and situated on a rock ledge under an overhang.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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