Kalahari Scrub Robin
Cercotrichas paena(Smith, A, 1836)
English (US) Kalahari Scrub Robin
The Kalahari Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas paena) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cercotrichas paena
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Kalahari Scrub Robin
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1836)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Cercotrichas paena benguellensis
- Cercotrichas paena paena
- Cercotrichas paena oriens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Erythropygia paena
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1836)
- Type locality
- between Latakoo and the Tropic [= north of Kuruman, northern Cape Province] .
- Original description
- Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa from the Cape of Good Hope (etc.) p.46
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies
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Tychaedon leucosticta
Brown Scrub Robin
Tychaedon signata
Bearded Scrub Robin
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Miombo Scrub Robin
Tychaedon barbata
Black Scrub Robin
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Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin
Cercotrichas galactotes
Brown-backed Scrub Robin
Cercotrichas hartlaubi
White-browed Scrub Robin
Cercotrichas leucophrys
Indian Robin
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Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Rufous-tailed Shama
Copsychus pyrropygus
Madagascar Magpie-Robin
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