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| − | + | [[Image:Red-backed_Scrub_Robin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''leucophrys''<br />Photo by {{user|rudydbn|rudydbn}}, Durban, [[South Africa]], June 2004]] | |
| − | [[Image:Red-backed_Scrub_Robin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by rudydbn]] | ||
'''Alternative name: Red-backed Scrub-Robin''' | '''Alternative name: Red-backed Scrub-Robin''' | ||
;[[: Category:Cercotrichas|Cercotrichas]] leucophrys | ;[[: Category:Cercotrichas|Cercotrichas]] leucophrys | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Scrub robin white browed.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''leucoptera''<br />Photo by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br />Yabello, [[Ethiopia]], November 2012]] | |
| + | 14–16 cm (5½-6¼ in) | ||
| − | '''Adult''': Upper parts are light brown with faint streaking; the rump is orange-rufous and the blackish tail has a white tip; under parts are white with black streaks on the breast and flanks; there are also with dark malar streaks. Eyes brown and bill blackish brown with a yellowish pink base. | + | '''Adult''': Upper parts are light brown with faint streaking; the rump is orange-rufous and the blackish tail has a white tip; under parts are white with black streaks on the breast and flanks; there are also with dark [[Topography#Heads|malar]] streaks. Eyes brown and bill blackish brown with a yellowish pink base. |
'''Immature''': Has buff and dark brown spots on both upper- and under-parts. | '''Immature''': Has buff and dark brown spots on both upper- and under-parts. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[Africa]]:<br /> | |
| − | [[ | + | '''Western Africa''': found in [[Gabon]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]], [[Zaire]]<br /> |
| − | + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Djibouti]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | |
| − | + | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Swaziland]] | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 9 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''C. l. leucoptera'': south-eastern [[South Sudan]], central and southern [[Ethiopia]], north-western [[Somalia]], and northern [[Kenya]] | ||
| + | *''C. l. eluta'': Somalia (Juba River area) and adjacent north-eastern Kenya | ||
| + | *''C. l. vulpina'': South-central Kenya to extreme north-eastern [[Tanzania]] | ||
| + | *''C. l. zambesiana'': extreme southern South Sudan and northern and eastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] to western Kenya, south to [[Malawi]], northern [[Mozambique]], and eastern [[Zimbabwe]] | ||
| + | *''C. l. brunneiceps'': Central Kenya to north-eastern Tanzania (west of Kilimanjaro to Loliondo) | ||
| + | *''C. l. sclateri'': Central Tanzania | ||
| + | *''C. l. munda'': Congo River to central [[Angola]] and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga) | ||
| + | *''C. l. ovamboensis'': South [[Angola]] to south-western [[Zambia]], northern [[Botswana]], northern [[Namibia]], western [[Zimbabwe]] | ||
| + | *''C. l. leucophrys'': southern [[Zimbabwe]] and eastern [[South Africa]], south along the coast to Eastern Cape | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | They are to be found in a wide variety of bush and wooded habitats, including open arid thorn scrub. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists mostly of invertebrates, including insects, particularly termites.9 | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017) | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Cercotrichas+leucophrys}} | {{GSearch|Cercotrichas+leucophrys}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cercotrichas]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cercotrichas]] | ||
Revision as of 00:27, 29 November 2017
Alternative name: Red-backed Scrub-Robin
- Cercotrichas leucophrys
Identification
14–16 cm (5½-6¼ in)
Adult: Upper parts are light brown with faint streaking; the rump is orange-rufous and the blackish tail has a white tip; under parts are white with black streaks on the breast and flanks; there are also with dark malar streaks. Eyes brown and bill blackish brown with a yellowish pink base.
Immature: Has buff and dark brown spots on both upper- and under-parts.
Similar species
Kalahari Scrub-Robin has an orange tail with a black subterminal band (also tipped white) and is unstreaked below.
Distribution
Africa:
Western Africa: found in Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Zaire
Eastern Africa: Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 9 subspecies[1]:
- C. l. leucoptera: south-eastern South Sudan, central and southern Ethiopia, north-western Somalia, and northern Kenya
- C. l. eluta: Somalia (Juba River area) and adjacent north-eastern Kenya
- C. l. vulpina: South-central Kenya to extreme north-eastern Tanzania
- C. l. zambesiana: extreme southern South Sudan and northern and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to western Kenya, south to Malawi, northern Mozambique, and eastern Zimbabwe
- C. l. brunneiceps: Central Kenya to north-eastern Tanzania (west of Kilimanjaro to Loliondo)
- C. l. sclateri: Central Tanzania
- C. l. munda: Congo River to central Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga)
- C. l. ovamboensis: South Angola to south-western Zambia, northern Botswana, northern Namibia, western Zimbabwe
- C. l. leucophrys: southern Zimbabwe and eastern South Africa, south along the coast to Eastern Cape
Habitat
They are to be found in a wide variety of bush and wooded habitats, including open arid thorn scrub.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of invertebrates, including insects, particularly termites.9
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-browed Scrub Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-browed_Scrub_Robin
