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Angola Cave-Chat

Cossypha ansorgei (Hartert, EJO 1907)

The Angolan cave chat is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is the sole member of the monotypic genus Xenocopsychus; although it was placed in Cossypha between 2010 and 2022 based on the results of a 2010 molecular phylogenetic study, this placement was found to be an error. It occurs locally from western Angola to marginally south of the Kunene River in northern Namibia. Its natural habitat is rocky places in moist to dry savanna. It was previously described as being Near threatened, but has since been downgraded to Least concerned. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Muscicapidae
Genus:
   Cossypha
Scientific:
  Cossypha ansorgei


Original description

Citation:
  (Hartert, EJO 1907)

Reference:
   Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 19 p.82

Protonym:
  Xenocopsychus ansorgei

Type locality:
  Lobango, Mossamedes, Angola.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100946#page/506/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  70F693B68E46C096

Avibase ID:
  avibase-70F693B6

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/70F693B6


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 563711

Geographic range:

  • Cossypha ansorgei: rocky caves and gorges of western Angola
English:
Angola Cave-Chat
Catalan:
cossifa d'Angola
Czech:
drozdík angolský
Danish:
Angoladrosselsanger
German:
Höhlenrötel
Spanish:
Cosifa Angoleña
Spanish (Spain):
Cosifa Angoleña
Finnish:
luolatasku
French:
Cossyphe des grottes
Croatian:
slavuj stjenjak
Hungarian:
tükröscsuk
Italian:
Tordo delle grotte d'Angola
Japanese (romaji):
sekireitsugumihitaki
Japanese:
セキレイツグミヒタキ
Lithuanian:
Urvinė kosifa
Dutch:
Holenlawaaimaker
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Grotteskvett
Norwegian:
Grotteskvett
Polish:
złotokos srokaty
Portuguese:
Pisco-das-grutas
Portuguese (Portugal):
pisco-das-grutas
Russian:
Чекановый пещерник
Slovak:
braliarik jaskynný
Serbian:
Kamenjarski crvendać
Swedish:
angolasnårskvätta
Ukrainian:
Золотокіс строкатий
Chinese:
穴䳭
Chinese (Traditional):
安哥拉歌鵖


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
Avilist 2025:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Cossyphe des grottes ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Cossyphe des grottes ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements 1st edition:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
Clements, version 2021:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements, version 2022:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements, version 2023:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements, version 2024:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements 3rd edition:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
Clements 4th edition:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements 6th edition:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements, version 2015:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements, version 2016:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements, version 2017:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements, version 2018:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Clements, version 2019:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
eBird version 1.50:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
eBird version 1.52:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
eBird version 1.53:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
eBird version 1.54:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
eBird version 1.55:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
eBird version 2015:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
eBird version 2016:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
eBird version 2017:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
eBird version 2018:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
eBird version 2019:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
eBird version 2021:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
eBird version 2022:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
eBird version 2023:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
eBird version 2024:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Angola Cave-chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Angolan Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Angola Cave Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Cossypha ansorgei)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Cossypha ansorgei
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Cossypha ansorgei
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Cossypha ansorgei
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Angola Cave-Chat ( Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Xenocopsychus ansorgei
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Xenocopsychus ansorgei

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Angolajanfrederik
Catalan: cossifa d'Angola
Czech: Drozdík angolský
Danish: Angoladrosselsanger
German: Höhlenrötel
English: Angola Cave Chat, Angola Cave-Chat, Angola Dyal-bird, Angola Robin-Chat, Angolan Cave Chat, Ansorge's Cave Chat, Ansorge's Cave-Chat, Ansorge's Robin-Chat
English, HBW: Angola Cave-chat
English (IOC): Angolan Cave Chat
English (United States): Angola Cave-Chat
English (South Africa): Angolan Cave Chat
Esperanto: Angola kavenanto
Spanish: Cosifa Angoleña
Spanish (Spain): Cosifa Angoleña
Spanish (HBW): Angola Cave-Chat
Estonian: kaljuööbik
Finnish: Luolarastas, luolatasku
French: Cossyphe des grottes, Traquet d'Ansorge
Croatian: slavuj stjenjak
Hungarian: tükröscsuk
Italian: Tordo delle grotte d'Angola, Tordo pettirosso di Ansorge
Japanese (romaji): sekireitsugumihitaki
Japanese: セキレイツグミヒタキ
Scientific: Cossypha ansorgei, Xenocopsychus ansorgei
Lithuanian: Urvinė kosifa
Dutch: Holenlawaaimaker
Norwegian Nynorsk: Grotteskvett
Norwegian: Grotteskvett
Polish: zlotokos srokaty, złotokos srokaty, złotokosik srokaty
Portuguese: Pisco-das-grutas
Portuguese (Portugal): pisco-das-grutas
Russian: Пещерная чекановая горихвостка, Чекановый пещерник
Slovak: braliarik jaskynný
Serbian: Kamenjarski crvendać
Swedish: angolasnårskvätta, Grottskvätta
Turkish: Alaca kaya bülbülü
Ukrainian: Золотокіс строкатий
Chinese: 穴䳭, 穴(即鸟), 穴鵖
Chinese (Traditional): 安哥拉歌鵖

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