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Southern, western and central parts of [[South Africa]] and southern [[Namibia]]. | Southern, western and central parts of [[South Africa]] and southern [[Namibia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ''Cercotrichas coryphaeus'' has | + | ''Cercotrichas coryphaeus'' has two subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> |
*''C. c. coryphaeus'' | *''C. c. coryphaeus'' | ||
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*''C. c. cinerea'' | *''C. c. cinerea'' | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Dry scrub. | Dry scrub. | ||
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Monogamous and territorial; cooperative breeder. The nest is an open cup of twigs, lined with fine plant material and animal fur. Two to four eggs are laid July to December and incubated for about 14 days by the female. Rarely parasitised by [[Dideric Cuckoo]]. | Monogamous and territorial; cooperative breeder. The nest is an open cup of twigs, lined with fine plant material and animal fur. Two to four eggs are laid July to December and incubated for about 14 days by the female. Rarely parasitised by [[Dideric Cuckoo]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref-Hockeyetal05}} | + | #{{Ref-Hockeyetal05}}#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}} |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Cercotrichas+coryphaeus}} | {{GSearch|Cercotrichas+coryphaeus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cercotrichas]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cercotrichas]] | ||
Revision as of 18:00, 30 August 2014
- Cercotrichas coryphaeus
Identification
Length 17 cm, mass 18-23 g. A dark greyish-brown scrub-robin with a white-tipped black tail. Striking facial pattern; white partial eyering, eyebrow, moustachial stripe and throat contrast with black-edged brown crown, black eyestripe and grey malar stripe.
Distribution
Southern, western and central parts of South Africa and southern Namibia.
Taxonomy
Cercotrichas coryphaeus has two subspecies:[1]
- C. c. coryphaeus
- Namibia, western South Africa (east to Free State), and Lesotho
- C. c. cinerea
- Southwestern South Africa (Northern Cape south of the Orange Rive south to southwestern Western Cape)
Habitat
Dry scrub.
Behaviour
Forages on the ground for invertebrates, mainly ants, termites and beetles. Also eats small fruit.
Breeding
Monogamous and territorial; cooperative breeder. The nest is an open cup of twigs, lined with fine plant material and animal fur. Two to four eggs are laid July to December and incubated for about 14 days by the female. Rarely parasitised by Dideric Cuckoo.
References
- Hockey, PAR, WRJ Dean, and PG Ryan, eds. 2005. Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa. 7th ed. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 978-0620340533
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Karoo Scrub Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Karoo_Scrub_Robin
