| Angolan cave chat | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Xenocopsychus Hartert, EJO, 1907 |
| Species: | X. ansorgei |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenocopsychus ansorgei Hartert, EJO, 1907 | |
| Synonyms | |
Cossypha ansorgei | |
TheAngola cave chat (Xenocopsychus ansorgei) is a smallpasserine bird in the Old World flycatcherfamilyMuscicapidae. It is the sole member of themonotypicgenusXenocopsychus; although it was placed inCossypha between 2010 and 2022 based on the results of a 2010molecular phylogenetic study, this placement was found to be an error.[2][3][4] It occurs locally from westernAngola to marginally south of theKunene River in northernNamibia. Its naturalhabitat is rocky places in moist to drysavanna. It was previously described as beingNear threatened, but has since been downgraded toLeast concern.[1]
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