Forest Scrub Robin
Tychaedon leucosticta(Sharpe, RB, 1883)
English (US) Forest Scrub Robin
The Forest Scrub Robin (Tychaedon leucosticta) 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
- Tychaedon leucosticta
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Forest Scrub Robin
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1883)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Tychaedon leucosticta colstoni
- Tychaedon leucosticta leucosticta
- Tychaedon leucosticta collsi
- Tychaedon leucosticta reichenowi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cossypha leucosticta
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1883)
- Type locality
- Accra.
- Original description
- Catalogue of the birds in the British Museum 7 p.44 pl.1
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
White-tailed Alethe
Alethe diademata
Fire-crested Alethe
Alethe castanea
Karoo Scrub Robin
Tychaedon coryphoeus
Brown Scrub Robin
Tychaedon signata
Bearded Scrub Robin
Tychaedon quadrivirgata
Miombo Scrub Robin
Tychaedon barbata
Black Scrub Robin
Cercotrichas podobe
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin
Cercotrichas galactotes
Kalahari Scrub Robin
Cercotrichas paena
Brown-backed Scrub Robin
Cercotrichas hartlaubi
White-browed Scrub Robin
Cercotrichas leucophrys
Indian Robin
Copsychus fulicatus
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