The Cape Robin-chat (Cossypha caffra) is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
It is a mainly resident breeder in southern and eastern Africa from Kenya south to Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. It is a common species at forest edges and in scrub, fynbos, karoo, plantations, gardens and parks.
The Cape Robin-chat is 16–17 cm long. The adult’s upper-parts are grey, and the face sides in front of and behind the eye are blackish, separated from the crown by a white superciliumthat does not extend fully to the back of the neck. The chin, throat, central breast, rump, under-tail coverts and outer tail feathers are orange, and the central tail feathers are greyish-brown. The belly is pale grey. The black bill is short and straight, with a slightly down-curved upper mandible.
It prefers the cover of dense vegetation, foraging at and close to ground level, eating invertebrates, small frogs, lizards and fruit.