Cossyphicula is a genus of passerine birds belonging to the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Taxonomy The genus Cossyphicula was introduced in 1934 by the German ornithologist Hermann Grote to accommodate the white-bellied robin-chat which is therefore considered as the type species. The name is a diminutive of the genus name Cossypha introduced for the robin-chats by Nicholas Aylward Vigors in 1825.
Species The genus contains two species: White-bellied robin-chat, Cossyphicula roberti Mountain robin-chat, Cossyphicula isabellae (formerly placed in Cossypha)
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