Brown Scrub-Robin (Tychaedon signata)

Other Scientific Names
Cercotrichas signata [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Other Names (World)
Brown Scrub-Robin, Brown Robin, Tonga Scrub-robin (tongensis), Brown Scrub Robin

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sundevall, 1850)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest, lowland dry and moist shrubland, dry forest, dry savanna.

Range (Guide)

Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A melodious 'twee-choo-sree-sree' introduces a varied song. A sibilant 'zeeeeeet' alarm note.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

Brown Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas signata) [XC368695]
by Tim Cockcroft from Sibuya Private Reserve, Port Alfred, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (song)

Brown Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas signata) [XC350711]
by Tim Cockcroft from Alexandria forest, Eastern Cape, South Africa (song)

Subspecies
Genus often merged into Cercotrichas. Has been thought to form a superspecies with Forest Scrub-Robin (Tychaedon leucosticta), Bearded Scrub-Robin (Tychaedon quadrivirgata) and Miombo Scrub-Robin (Tychaedon barbata), and all recently separated by some authors in genus Tychaedon. Subspecies tongensis fairly distinctive in size, plumage and voice and possibly represents a separate species. There is one record of apparent hybrization with Bearded Scrub-Robin (Tychaedon quadrivirgata).

Proposed subspecies oatleyi (known only from type locality, in north-eastern Northern Province) synonymized with nominate.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

signata (Sundevall, 1850) - Eastern South Africa (eastern northern Province south to eastern Cape).
tongensis (Roberts, 1931) - Southern Mozambique and coastal KwaZulu-Natal.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Brown Scrub-Robin (Tychaedon signata) - 10 files

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