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Brown Scrub Robin
Markus Lilje (cc-by-nc-nd)

Brown Scrub Robin

also known as Brown Scrub-Robin
Tychaedon signata
BirdNET IDBN13382
Taxon groupAves
iNat observations148
Image sourceiNaturalist
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Description ebird

A large gray-brown scrub-robin with bold white tail tips, eyebrow, and throat and wing markings. Underparts are cool gray-brown and white. Pairs are secretive in coastal evergreen forest and thickets, but they become tame around campsites and gardens, and are particularly prominent at dawn and dusk. The species is often first detected by its musical song that is consistently introduced with a two-note “teee-tooo,” followed by a delightfully varied 4-7 notes that can include imitations of other species. The similar Bearded Scrub-Robin differs from Brown Scrub-Robin by having an orange-buff rump, breast-band, and flanks, and warmer upperparts coloration.

Common Names (34 locales)

af Bruinwipstert
bg Кафяво трънковче
ca cuaenlairat bru
cs pěvec hnědavý
da Sydafrikansk Trænattergal
de Natalheckensänger
en Brown Scrub Robin
es Alzacola Pardo
es_EC Alzacola Pardo
es_ES Alzacola pardo
es_MX Alzacola Pardo
et suur-võsaööbik
eu Buztantente arrea
fi rantaruostepyrstö
fr Agrobate brun
hr smeđi živičnjak
hu natali tüskebujkáló
is Tákngali
ja チャイロヤブコマドリ
lt Rudoji krūmyninė liepsnelė
nl Bruine waaierstaart
no natalkrattskvett
pl drozdówek brunatny
pt brown scrub-robin
pt_PT Brown scrub-robin
ru Натальский тугайный соловей
sk žltorítka hnedá
sr Smeđi žbunjar
sv natalträdnäktergal
tr Kahverengi Çalı Bülbülü
uk Альзакола натальська
zh Brown Scrub Robin
zh-CN 褐薮鸲
zu ugaganolunsundu

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#1585985
eBirdbrsrob1
Macaulay Librarybrsrob1
observation.org#76253
GBIF10981500
BirdLife22709909