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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
20/05/2024 02:32:31 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Southern Tchagra*
Id (Atlas):
Tchagra tchagra
Description (10 )
Southern Tchagra
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Other Names (World)
Southern Tchagra, Levaillant's Tchagra, Tchagra Shrike
Family
Malaconotidae (Bush-shrikes)
Size
20 - 22 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Vieillot, 1816)
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland.
South Africa, Swaziland.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
Song is a 'wee-chee-chee-cheee', uttered in aerial display, lower and descending in pitch more so than Brown-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra australis ). Also harsh churring calls.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (26)... )
Listen to XC178887
Southern Tchagra (Tchagra tchagra ) [XC178887 ]
by Alan Collett from Graaff-Reinet, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (alarm call)
Listen to XC736510
Southern Tchagra (Tchagra tchagra ) [XC736510 ]
by Tim Cockcroft from Bathurst, Kap River District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (call)
Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Brown-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra australis ) and Three-streaked Tchagra (Tchagra jamesi ).
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
natalensis (Reichenow, 1903) - North-eastern South Africa (eastern Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal) and western Swaziland.
caffrariae Quickelberge, 1967 - Eastern Cape from KwaZulu-Natal border south to area of R Great Fish.
tchagra (Vieillot, 1816) - Southern South Africa from southern western Cape east to southern eastern Cape (east to Uitenhage region).
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Southern Tchagra see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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