Cossypha heinrichi Rand, 1955
White-headed robin-chat, Angolan robin-chat, Angola white-headed robin, White-headed robin-chat
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1957
Rediscovered in May 1998
IUCN RedList status: Vulnerable
Distribution
Angola & DR Congo
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Rand 1955 FieldianaZool. 34 p.327
Other references:
BirdLife International. (2016). Cossypha heinrichi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22709840A94225027. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709840A94225027.en. Downloaded on 13 February 2017.
Collar, N. J.; Stuart, S. N. 1985. Threatened birds of Africa and related islands: the ICBP/IUCN Red Data Book. International Council for Bird Preservation, and International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Cambridge, U.K.
Dean, W. R. J. 2001. Angola. In: Fishpool, L.D.C.; Evans, M.I. (ed.), Important Bird Areas in Africa and associated islands: Priority sites for conservation, pp. 71-91. Pisces Publications and BirdLife International (BirdLife International Conservation Series No.11), Newbury and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Demey, W. R. J.; Louette, M. 2001. Democratic Republic of Congo. In: Fishpool, L.D.C.; Evans, M.I. (ed.), Important Bird Areas in Africa and associated islands: Priority sites for conservation, pp. 199-218. Pisces Publications and BirdLife International (BirdLife International Conservation Series No.11), Newbury and Cambridge, UK.
Keith, S.; Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H. 1992. The birds of Africa vol. IV. Academic Press, London.
Mayr, G.; Peters, D. S. 1999. A record of Cossypha heinrichi Rand 1955 near Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo) with a comment on the osteology of this species (Aves, Passeriformes, Turdidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 79: 251-253.
Mills, M. S. L. 2007. Vocalisations of Angolan birds: volume 1. Birds Angola & Birding Africa.
Scheffers, Brett R., Yong, Ding Li, Harris, J. Berton C., Giam, Xingli and Sodhi, Navjot S. (2011). The world’s rediscovered species: back from the brink? PLoS ONE 6(7): e22531. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022531 [Supporting Information (Table S1)]