Cape Robin-chat
A species of Robin-chats Scientific name : Cossypha caffra Genus : Robin-chats
Cape Robin-chat, A species of Robin-chats
Botanical name: Cossypha caffra
Genus: Robin-chats
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Description
The sexes are similar. The Cape robin-chat measures 16–17 cm from bill tip to tail tip and weighs 28 g. The adult's upper parts are grey, with the mantle and secondary feathers tinged brownish olive. The blackish lores and ear coverts are separated from the crown by a prominent white supercilium. The chin, throat, central breast, rump, upper tail coverts and outer tail feathers are orange. The breast plumage moults to a deeper orange in colour for the non-breeding season. The central tail feathers are greyish-brown, and obscures the bright rufous outer tail feathers when the tail is closed. The belly is pale grey to white, and the undertail coverts buffy. The short, black bill is fairly straight, but with a slightly down-curved upper mandible. The legs and feet are black, and the eye is brown. Juveniles have tails like the adults, but lack a supercilium. They are dark brown above and buff below, heavily marked with buff on the upper parts and grey-brown on the breast. The legs and feet are pinkish grey, and unlike other robin-chats, the soles of their feet are yellow. Immatures are like adults but retain some buff-tipped greater wing coverts. 
Size
17 cm
Colors
Brown
Black
Bronze
Gray
White
Orange
Life Expectancy
16 years
Feeding Habits
Cape Robin-chat primarily forages on or near the ground, consuming invertebrates, small frogs, and lizards among leaf litter or scrub. It also eats fruits and seeds, gleaning from foliage or ground. Occasionally, it hawks insects mid-air or gleans from leaves and branches.
Habitat
Cape Robin-chat is typically found in a variety of habitats that offer dense vegetation and cover across broader geographical regions of southern and eastern Africa. Habitats range from forest edges, woodland, brushwood, and ravines in montane areas to suburban gardens and parks. In higher altitudes, cape Robin-chat occupies bamboo edges, giant heather at moorland streams, and tea or coffee plantations. The species favors habitats starting at sea level in the south, up to 3,000 meters in montane scrub, and is known to frequent elevations between 1,500 and 3,400 meters in eastern Africa. While it generally avoids the arid Karoo and Kalahari regions, cape Robin-chat adapts to riparian vegetation and areas near human habitation in drier southwestern territories.
Dite type
Omnivorous
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Behavior
It moves about singly with a hopping gait, and often perches in prominent positions. It also roosts singly up to 3 metres aboves ground, in dense cover. The tail is regularly jerked up to an angle of 60 degrees, and upon alighting it may flick the wings and rapidly fan the tail. It bathes daily, even in tide pools.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Old world flycatchers Genus
Robin-chats Species
Cape Robin-chat 
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