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ShrublandCavity nestSmall · 26 g
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Its length is 15–17 cm (5.9–6.7 in), and its weight is approximately 20–31 g (0.71–1.09 oz). The male and female are alike, with the female being slightly smaller. The crown and upperparts are mostly dark olive-brown. The tail is dark brown, with the outer feathers having white tips. The wing coverts are grey-brown with olive-brown edges. The flight feathers are dark brown, with a white patch. On the face, there are a white supercilium, a white crescent shape below the eye, a white moustachial line, and a black malar stripe. There are also black lines above the supercilia.
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When to see the Bearded Scrub Robin
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Bearded Scrub Robin
The map shades 10 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Angola.
About the Bearded Scrub Robin
The bearded scrub robin, also known as the eastern bearded scrub robin, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa. This species was formerly placed in the genus Cercotrichas.
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Easily confused with
Karoo Scrub RobinTychaedon coryphoeusIt is 17 cm long and weighs 19 g.
Brown Scrub RobinTychaedon signataThe brown scrub robin is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Miombo Scrub RobinTychaedon barbataThe miombo scrub robin is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Side by side: Bearded Scrub Robin vs Karoo Scrub Robin
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