Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Old World Flycatchers :: Red-backed Scrub-Robin

Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys

Described by: Vieillot (1817)
Alternate common name(s): Red-backed Scrub-robin, White-winged Scrub-robin, White-browed Scrub-robin, Zambesi Scrub-robin
Old scientific name(s): Erythropygia leucophrys

Photographs

Kruger National Park, South Africa - Jul, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Kruger National Park, South Africa - Jul, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Outjo, Namibia - Jul, 2004 © Yvonnik Lhomer  Outjo, Namibia - Jul, 2004 © Yvonnik Lhomer  Okavango, Botswana - Aug, 2002 © Tom Stephenson 
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Range

C. and s. tropical Africa to se. Africa;
(1) S. Sudan to ne. Uganda s. Ethiopia (Rift Valley and base of e. highlands), n. Somalia and n. Kenya.
(2) S. Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Zaire, e. Kenya to n. Mozambique and e. Zambia.
(3) S. Somalia (Juba River area) and adjacent n. Kenya.
(4) C. Kenya and ne. Tanzania (w. of Kilimanjaro to Loliondo).
(5) Sc. Kenya to ex. ne. Tanzania.
(6) C. Tanzania.
(7) Congo River in s. Gabon, s. Congo to c. Angola and Zaire (Katanga).
(8) S. Angola to sw. Zambia, n. Botswana, n. Namibia, Malawe, and w. Zimbabwe.
(9) S. Zimbabwe to s. Mozambique and ne. South Africa (Transvaal, Natal, Swaziland and se. Cape Province).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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