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.
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
:: 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