Rüppell's robin-chat

Rüppell's robin-chat (Cossypha semirufa) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, that is native to the Afrotropics. It is named for the German naturalist Eduard Rüppell.

Description
It is a smaller version of the White-browed robin-chat, measuring 18 cm rather than 20 cm, with darker, blackish central tail feathers, and in some races a more constricted supercilium behind the eye.

Range
It is native to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Tanzania.

Habitat
It is found in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, including Juniper and Podocarpus forest, and in subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and gardens.

Races
There are three races:
 * Cossypha semirufa semirufa
 * Range: Eritrea, Ethiopia, south-eastern South Sudan and northern Kenya


 * Cossypha semirufa donaldsoni Sharpe, 1895
 * Description: Rufous collar almost complete, upperparts darker than nominate
 * Range: south-eastern Ethiopia and adjacent Somalia


 * Cossypha semirufa intercedens (Cabanis, 1878)
 * Range: central to south-eastern Kenya and northern Tanzania