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A photo of a Bearded Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas quadrivirgata)
Bearded Scrub Robin

Bearded Scrub Robin

Cercotrichas quadrivirgata

The bearded scrub robin (Cercotrichas quadrivirgata), also known as the eastern bearded scrub robin, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa. Its length is 15–17 cm. The male and female are alike, with the female being slightly smaller. The crown and upperparts are mostly dark olive-brown. The tail is dark brown, with the outer feathers having white tips. The wing coverts are grey-brown with olive-brown edges. The flight feathers are dark brown, with a white patch. On the face, there are a white supercilium, a white crescent shape below the eye, a white moustachial line, and a black malar stripe. There are also black lines above the supercilia. The eyes are dark brown and the lores are black. The throat and upper breast are white. The breast and neck-sides are rufous-brown to rufous. The belly and undertail coverts are white. The beak is black, and the legs are pinkish-brown. The juvenile is paler brown, with black patterns on its crown and back, and its underparts are buff, with dark patterns. C. q. greenwayi has greyer upperparts, a duller rump, and a paler breast.
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Trevor Kleyn
Thursday 11 May 2023 - 5:09am
South Africa
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Nomathemba Chandiwana
Monday 03 Apr 2023 - 4:55am
South Africa
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Natalie White
Friday 31 Mar 2023 - 4:55am
South Africa
A photo of a Bearded Scrub Robin photographed in Kruger NP--Marula Loop/S83 South Africa
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John White
Friday 31 Mar 2023 - 4:55am
South Africa
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