White-browed scrub robin

White-browed scrub robin
C. l. pectoralis (above) in South Africa and C. l. zambesiana (below), Tanzania
Song of C. l. pectoralis recorded in the northern Kruger National Park, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Cercotrichas
Species:
C. leucophrys
Binomial name
Cercotrichas leucophrys
(Vieillot, 1817)
  resident range
Synonyms

Erythropygia zambesiana
Erythropygia ruficauda
Erythropygia leucophrys

The white-browed scrub robin (Cercotrichas leucophrys), also known as the red-backed scrub-robin, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa, especially East and southern Africa. Within range, its Turdus-like song is one of the often-heard sounds of the bush. The flitting of the tail is characteristic of this species, but also of some near relatives.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cercotrichas leucophrys". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22709927A94228013. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709927A94228013.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.