Listen to the White-browed scrub robin
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About the White-browed scrub robin
The White-browed scrub robin is a bird in the family Muscicapidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 3 g.
What does the White-browed scrub robin sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as call and song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The white-browed scrub robin (Cercotrichas leucophrys), also known as the red-backed scrub-robin, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa, especially East and southern Africa. Within range, its Turdus-like song is one of the often-heard sounds of the bush. The flitting of the tail is characteristic of this species, but also of some near relatives.
Related birds in the genus Cercotrichas
More from the family Muscicapidae
European robin
Erithacus rubecula
Common nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
Common redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Northern wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Black redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Spotted flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Blue rock thrush
Monticola solitarius
Red-breasted flycatcher
Ficedula parva
Thrush nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
Frequently asked questions
What does a White-browed scrub robin sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the White-browed scrub robin on this page, including its call and song. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the White-browed scrub robin endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the White-browed scrub robin as “least concern”.
What family does the White-browed scrub robin belong to?
The White-browed scrub robin (Cercotrichas leucophrys) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call, song · Kruger Park (near Kruger National Park), Mopani, Limpopo… by Rion Lerm – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call, song · Kruger Park (near Kruger National Park), Mopani, Limpopo… by Rion Lerm – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call, song · Kruger Park (near Kruger National Park), Mopani, Limpopo… by Rion Lerm – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q2225549 – CC0
- Wikipedia: White-browed scrub robin – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa – CC BY 2.0