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title: "White-browed Robin-Chat"
description: "Cossypha heuglini — Birds. The white-browed robin-chat (Cossypha heuglini), also known as Heuglin's robin, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-browed-robin-chat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-browed Robin-Chat

> Cossypha heuglini — Birds. The white-browed robin-chat (Cossypha heuglini), also known as Heuglin's robin, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

- Scientific name: *Cossypha heuglini*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 2493
- Wikidata: [Q222081](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q222081)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12792](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12792)

## Names

- en: White-browed Robin-Chat
- de: Weißbrauenrötel
- es: Cosifa de Heuglin
- fr: Cossyphe de Heuglin
- pl: Złotokos białobrewy

## Countries with the most observations

KE (435), ZA (402), ZW (249), UG (232), BW (204), TZ (169), RW (153), ZM (140), NA (88), MW (74), SZ (21), ET (20)

## Summary

The white-browed robin-chat (Cossypha heuglini), also known as Heuglin's robin, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Found in east, central and southern Africa, its natural habitats include riverine forest and thickets, and it is also found near humans. The IUCN classifies it as a least-concern species.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Erwin Sieben · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/204259829

## Machine access

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