Grey-winged Robin-Chat
Cossypha polioptera Reichenow, 1892
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cossypha polioptera Reichenow, 1892
- Name authority
- Reichenow, 1892
- Common name
- Grey-winged 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 polioptera Reichenow, 1892
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-headed Robin-ChatCossypha heinrichi Rand, 1955 | 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 |
| 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=559541 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:YW5H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.