The Rüppell's robin-chat (Cossypha semirufa) is named in honour of Eduard Rüppell (1794-1884), a 19th-century German explorer, collector, and zoologist. Native to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Tanzania, it is found in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and in subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and gardens. Rüppell's robin-chat is smaller than the very similar white-browed robin-chat and has black central tail feathers in contrast to the latter's olive-brown central tail feathers. Rüppell's robin-chat is also darker on its back.
