Scrub-robin
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The scrub robins or bush chats are medium-sized insectivorous bird
s in the genus
Cercotrichas. They were formerly in the thrush
family (Turdidae), but are more often now treated as part of the Old World flycatcher
family (Muscicapidae). They are not closely related to the Australian scrub-robins, genus Drymodes
in the family Petroicidae
.
Scrub-robins are mainly Africa
n species of open woodland or scrub, which nest in bushes or on the ground, but the Rufous Bush Chat also breeds in southern Europe
and east to Pakistan
.
Species are:
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s in the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Cercotrichas. They were formerly in the thrush
Thrush (bird)
The thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur worldwide.-Characteristics:Thrushes are plump, soft-plumaged, small to medium-sized birds, inhabiting wooded areas, and often feed on the ground or eat small fruit. The smallest thrush may be the Forest Rock-thrush, at and...
family (Turdidae), but are more often now treated as part of the Old World flycatcher
Old World flycatcher
The Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae is a large family of small passerine birds mostly restricted to the Old World. These are mainly small arboreal insectivores, many of which, as the name implies, take their prey on the wing.-Characteristics:...
family (Muscicapidae). They are not closely related to the Australian scrub-robins, genus Drymodes
Drymodes
Drymodes is a genus of bird in the Petroicidae family.It contains the following species:* Southern Scrub-robin * Northern Scrub-robin -References:...
in the family Petroicidae
Petroicidae
The bird family Petroicidae includes roughly 45 species in about 15 genera. All are endemic to Australasia: New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand and numerous Pacific Islands as far east as Samoa. For want of an accurate common name, the family is often called the Australasian robins. Within the...
.
Scrub-robins are mainly Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n species of open woodland or scrub, which nest in bushes or on the ground, but the Rufous Bush Chat also breeds in southern Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and east to Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
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Species are:
- Forest Scrub-robinForest Scrub-robinThe Forest Scrub-robin is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Angola, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland...
, Cercotrichas leucosticta - Bearded Scrub-robinBearded Scrub-robinThe Bearded Scrub-robin is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
, Cercotrichas quadrivirgata - Miombo Scrub-robinMiombo Scrub-robinThe Miombo Scrub-robin , formerly Cercotrichas barbata, is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia....
, Cercotrichas barbata - Brown Scrub-robinBrown Scrub-robinThe Brown Scrub-robin is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Mozambique, South Africa, and Swaziland.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...
, Cercotrichas signata - Brown-backed Scrub-robinBrown-backed Scrub-robinThe Brown-backed Scrub-robin is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda....
, Cercotrichas hartlaubi - Red-backed Scrub-robinRed-backed Scrub-robinThe White-browed Scrub Robin , also known as the Red-backed Scrub-robin, is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family...
, Cercotrichas leucophrys - Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin or Rufous Bush Chat, Cercotrichas galactotes
- Kalahari Scrub-robinKalahari Scrub-robinThe Kalahari Scrub-robin is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is sometimes known as the Sandy Scrub-robin....
, Cercotrichas paena - African Scrub-robin, Cercotrichas minor
- Karoo Scrub-robinKaroo Scrub-robinThe Karoo Scrub-robin or Karoo Robin is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are dry shrubland and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation....
, Cercotrichas coryphaeus - Black Scrub-robinBlack Scrub-robinThe Black Scrub-robin is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Israel, Jordan, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, and...
, Cercotrichas podobe