White-headed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heinrichi Rand, 1955
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The white-headed robin-chat (Cossypha heinrichi) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in northern Angola and the western Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is threatened by habitat loss, and its IUCN conservation status is the least concern.
Wikipedia contributors, White-headed robin-chat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:59:01.243999+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cossypha heinrichi Rand, 1955
- Name authority
- Rand, 1955
- Common name
- White-headed Robin-Chat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Cossypha
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae Fleming, 1822
- genusCossypha Vigors, 1825
- speciesCossypha heinrichi Rand, 1955
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cossypha. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Archer's Ground RobinCossypha archeri Sharpe, 1902 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-throated Robin-ChatCossypha humeralis (A. Smith, 1836) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapilla (Lafresnaye, 1838) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey-winged Robin-ChatCossypha polioptera Reichenow, 1892 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rüppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa (Rüppell, 1837) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=559535 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:YW5B. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.