Mountain robin-chat
The mountain robin-chat (Cossyphicula isabellae) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
| Mountain robin-chat | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Cossyphicula |
| Species: | C. isabellae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cossyphicula isabellae (GR Gray, 1862) | |
It is found in the Cameroonian Highlands forests. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2023 found that the mountain robin-chat was sister to the white-bellied robin-chat.[2] Based on this result the mountain robin-chat was moved from the genus Cossypha to the genus Cossyphicula.[3]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Cossypha isabellae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- Zhao, M.; Gordon Burleigh, J.; Olsson, U.; Alström, P.; Kimball, R.T. (2023). "A near-complete and time-calibrated phylogeny of the Old World flycatchers, robins and chats (Aves, Muscicapidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 178: 107646. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107646.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2023). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
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