White-throated Robin-Chat
Cossypha humeralis
Thickets. Grey, black and white above; below white chin to lower breast; flanks and belly washed orange.
LC
Endemic
Description
Common endemic resident. Distinguished by white breast and wing-bar. Immature is well spotted like all young robin-chats. In the early morning calls repeatedly ‘swee-swer, swee-swer…’; cf. [Red-capped Robin-Chat]. The call note is a quiet ‘tseep… tseep… tseep…’. Also has a beautiful song that incorporates much mimicry. Occurs singly or in pairs in thickets in dry, mixed bushveld, in riverine forest and at the foot of rocky, bush-covered hills and termitaria. Frequents gardens in some regions.
Quick Facts
Size
16-18 cm - S
Names
A: Witkeeljanfrederik
Z: umbhekle
G: Weißkehlrötel
Bird Family
Largely terrestrial, insectivorous or frugivorous birds that sing from trees, some robins rating as among our finest songsters. The sexes are alike unless otherwise stated, while immatures usually have the feathers of the upperparts pale-edged, the underparts spotted.
Distribution
Gallery
Behaviour
Breeding
Habitat
Occurs singly or in pairs in thickets in dry, mixed bushveld, in riverine 'forest' and at the foot of rocky, bush-covered hills and termitaria. Frequents gardens in some regions.
