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White-crowned robin-chat

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The white-crowned robin-chat (Cossypha albicapillus) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Its range extends mainly across the western region of the Sudanian savanna. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
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White-crowned robin-chat
At London Zoo, England
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Cossypha
Species:
C. albicapillus
Binomial name
Cossypha albicapillus
(Vieillot, 1818)
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It has typically been assumed to be monogamous. However, at least one instance of cooperative breeding and possible multiple paternity has been observed.[2]

At San Diego Zoo

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