Black Scrub Robin
Cercotrichas podobe(Müller, PLS, 1776)
English (US) Black Scrub Robin
The Black Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas podobe) 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 podobe
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Scrub Robin
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cercotrichas podobe podobe
- Cercotrichas podobe melanoptera
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Turdus podobe
- Described by
- (Müller, PLS, 1776)
- Type locality
- Senegal.
- Original description
- Des Ritters Carl von Linné ... vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs p.145
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Kalahari Scrub Robin
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Brown-backed Scrub Robin
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Oriental Magpie-Robin
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