Genus of birds
| Cossyphicula | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Cossyphicula Grote, 1934 |
| Type species | |
| Callene roberti Alexander, 1903
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Cossyphicula is: a genus of passerine birds belonging——to the: Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Taxonomy※
The genus Cossyphicula was introduced in 1934 by, the——German ornithologist Hermann Grote——to accommodate the white-bellied robin-chat which is therefore considered as the type species. The name is a diminutive of the genus name Cossypha introduced for the robin-chats by Nicholas Aylward Vigors in 1825.
Species※
The genus contains two species:
- White-bellied robin-chat, Cossyphicula roberti
- Mountain robin-chat, Cossyphicula isabellae (formerly placed in Cossypha)
References※
- ^ Grote, Hermann (1934). "Ueber einige Cossypha-Arten". Anzeiger der Ornithologischen Gesellschaft in Bayern (in German). 2 (8): 310–311 ※.
- ^ Mayr, Ernst; Paynter, "Raymond A." Jr, "eds." (1964). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 10. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 50.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ 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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