| Cossyphicula | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Cossyphicula Grote, 1934 |
| Type species | |
| Callene roberti Alexander, 1903 | |
Cossyphicula is agenus ofpasserine birds belonging to theOld World flycatcherfamilyMuscicapidae that are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The genusCossyphicula was introduced in 1934 by the German ornithologistHermann Grote to accommodate thewhite-bellied robin-chat which is therefore considered as thetype species.[1][2] The name is a diminutive of the genus nameCossypha introduced for the robin-chats byNicholas Aylward Vigors in 1825.[3]
The genus contains two species:[4]
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