The brown scrub robin (Cercotrichas signata) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Eswatini, Mozambique and, South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical dry or moist forests.
| Brown scrub robin | |
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| Adult at St Lucia, South Africa | |
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| Juvenile in Mkhuze G. R., South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Cercotrichas |
| Species: | C. signata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cercotrichas signata (Sundevall, 1850)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cossypha signata | |
Races edit
There are two accepted races:[2]
- Cercotrichas signata subsp. signata – South African coastal bush and Afromontane forest
- Description: Greyish brown plumage
- Cercotrichas signata subsp. tongensis – coastal plain from northern KZN to southern Mozambique
- Description: Smaller with shorter bill. Paler brown plumage above and warmer buff plumage below. More conspicuous supercilium and moustache stripe.
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Tychaedon signata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22709909A132083746. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22709909A132083746.en. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Chittenden, H.; et al. (2012). Roberts geographic variation of southern African birds. Cape Town: JVBBF. pp. 202–203. ISBN 978-1-920602-00-0.
External links edit
- Brown (scrub) robin - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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