Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies
Brown-backed Scrub Robin
Cercotrichas hartlaubi
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies (Muscicapidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The brown-backed scrub robin (Cercotrichas hartlaubi) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Its natural habitat is moist savanna.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Locally in southern Cameroon; northwestern Angola to western Kenya and northwestern Tanzania.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Brown-backed scrub robin
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
