Brown scrub robin explained

The brown scrub robin (Cercotrichas signata) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Eswatini, Mozambique and, South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical dry or moist forests.

Races

There are two accepted races:^[1]

• Cercotrichas signata subsp. signata – South African coastal bush and Afromontane forest

Description: Greyish brown plumage

• Cercotrichas signata subsp. tongensis – coastal plain from northern KZN to southern Mozambique

Description: Smaller with shorter bill. Paler brown plumage above and warmer buff plumage below. More conspicuous supercilium and moustache stripe.

External links

• Brown (scrub) robin - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.

Notes and References

1. Book: Chittenden, H. . Roberts geographic variation of southern African birds . 2012 . JVBBF . Cape Town . 978-1-920602-00-0 . 202–203 . etal.