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Brown-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra australis

Least ConcernInvertebratesShrublandCup nestSmall · 32 g
Brown-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra australis), photo 1
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Brown-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra australis), photo 2
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Brown-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra australis), photo 3
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Brown-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra australis), photo 4
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Brown-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra australis), photo 5
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Brown-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra australis), photo 6
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Brown-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra australis), photo 7
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Brown-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra australis), photo 8
Photo: Andrew Smith · Public domain
Brown-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra australis), photo 9
Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dkeats/ · CC BY 2.0
Brown-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra australis), photo 10
Photo: C. G. Finch-Davies · Public domain

About the Brown-crowned Tchagra

The brown-crowned tchagra is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where the Brown-crowned Tchagra lives

Regular rangeRare visitor
South Africa Tanzania Namibia Kenya Zimbabwe Uganda Botswana Zambia Mozambique Eswatini Malawi Ghana Nigeria Rwanda Angola Congo - Kinshasa Cameroon Liberia Burundi Gabon Togo Central African Republic Côte d’Ivoire Sierra Leone Benin Congo - Brazzaville South Sudan

Recorded as a rare visitor in Equatorial Guinea, Guinea.

When to see the Brown-crowned Tchagra

Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Black-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra senegalus) Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusThe black-crowned tchagra is a colourful and unmistakable species, 19–22 cm in length. Southern Tchagra (Tchagra tchagra) Southern TchagraTchagra tchagraThe southern tchagra is 17–21 cm in length. Three-streaked Tchagra (Tchagra jamesi) Three-streaked TchagraTchagra jamesiIt is a small tchagra, measuring 16–17 cm from bill tip to tail tip.

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