Mountain robin-chat explained

The mountain robin-chat (Cossyphicula isabellae) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

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.^[1] Based on this result the mountain robin-chat was moved from the genus Cossypha to the genus Cossyphicula.^[2]

Notes and References

1. 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 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107646 . free .
2. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . July 2023 . Chats, Old World flycatchers . IOC World Bird List Version 13.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 21 July 2023.