White-browed scrub robin | |
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C. l. pectoralis (above) in South Africa and C. l. zambesiana (below), Tanzania | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Muscicapidae |
Genus: | Cercotrichas |
Species: | C. leucophrys
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Binomial name | |
Cercotrichas leucophrys (Vieillot, 1817)
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resident range
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Synonyms | |
Erythropygia zambesiana |
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.