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ShrublandCup nestSmall · 16 g
What the White-browed Scrub Robin sounds like
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The white-browed scrub robin measures 14.0–16.5 cm from bill tip to tail tip and the sexes are alike. The pale superciliary stripe is distinct, and the crown may be warm brown, olive brown or greyish brown. The wings are dusky but well-marked. Greater and lesser wing coverts always white-tipped, but the secondaries with or without white edging. Amount of streaking on the breast is very variable, in subsp. ovamboensis it is reduced to fine streaking encircling the throat. The breast and flanks are washed with a variable amount of tawny buff.
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When to see the White-browed 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 White-browed Scrub Robin
The map shades 20 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the White-browed Scrub Robin
The white-browed scrub robin, 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.
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Easily confused with
Kalahari Scrub RobinCercotrichas paenaThe Kalahari scrub robin is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Rufous-tailed Scrub RobinCercotrichas galactotesAdult male and female rufous-tailed scrub robin look alike and measure about 6 inches (150 mm) long with relatively long legs and a large rounded tail.
Black Scrub RobinCercotrichas podobeThe black scrub robin is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Side by side: Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin vs White-browed Scrub Robin
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