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Cossypha

Cossypha is a genus of small insectivorous birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. They are African woodland dwelling species, but some have become adapted to sites around human habitation. All have robin-chat in their English name.

The genus Cossypha was introduced in 1825 by the rish zoologist Nicholas Vigors with Turdus vociferans Swainson, 1823, as the type species. This species name is a junior synonym of Muscicapa dichroa Gmelin, 1789, the chorister robin-chat. The genus name is from Ancient Greek κοσσυφος/kossuphos meaning "thrush".

The genus contains the following eight species:

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