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title: "Chorister Robin-Chat"
description: "Cossypha dichroa — Birds. The chorister robin-chat (Cossypha dichroa) (previously known as the chorister robin) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/chorister-robin-chat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chorister Robin-Chat

> Cossypha dichroa — Birds. The chorister robin-chat (Cossypha dichroa) (previously known as the chorister robin) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

- Scientific name: *Cossypha dichroa*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 688
- Wikidata: [Q2673582](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2673582)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12796](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12796)

## Names

- en: Chorister Robin-Chat
- de: Lärmrötel
- es: Cosifa bicolor
- fr: Cossyphe choriste
- pl: Złotokos rdzaworzytny

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (643)

## Summary

The chorister robin-chat (Cossypha dichroa) (previously known as the chorister robin) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in South Africa and Eswatini. Its distribution stretches from the southern Western Cape through the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Mpumalanga to northern Limpopo. Its natural habitat is evergreen forests, especially in the mist belt region.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorister_robin-chat

## Photo

![Chorister Robin-Chat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chorister-robin-chat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Erwin Sieben · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/258615794

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chorister-robin-chat?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).