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ShrublandCavity nestSmall · 20 g
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It is 17 cm long and weighs 19 g. The upperparts are drab greyish brown; the face with a narrow, white supercilium above thin black eye-stripe. Partial whitish eye-ring below eye. Closed tail darker than rump and mantle. Upper wing coverts and flight feathers brown, underwing dull buffy brown. Bill black, eyes brown and legs as well as feet black. Song calls vary between individuals, e.g. chip, swee-chipswirraree, seeep-seeep-treeeeyer, repeated 5 – 10 times.
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When to see the Karoo Scrub Robin
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is September, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Karoo Scrub Robin
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Karoo Scrub Robin
The Karoo scrub robin or Karoo robin is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are dry shrubland and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. This species was formerly placed in the genus Cercotrichas.
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Easily confused with
Brown Scrub RobinTychaedon signataThe brown scrub robin is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Bearded Scrub RobinTychaedon quadrivirgataIts length is 15–17 cm (5.9–6.7 in), and its weight is approximately 20–31 g (0.71–1.09 oz).
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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