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title: "White-browed Scrub-Robin"
description: "Cercotrichas leucophrys — Vogels. The white-browed scrub robin (Cercotrichas leucophrys), also known as the red-backed scrub-robin, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/white-browed-scrub-robin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-browed Scrub-Robin

> Cercotrichas leucophrys — Vogels. The white-browed scrub robin (Cercotrichas leucophrys), also known as the red-backed scrub-robin, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

- Scientific name: *Cercotrichas leucophrys*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 2080
- Wikidata: [Q2225549](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2225549)
- iNaturalist taxon: [145030](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145030)

## Names

- en: White-browed Scrub-Robin
- de: Weißbrauenheckensänger
- es: Alzacola dorsirrojo
- fr: Agrobate à dos roux
- pt: Rouxinol-do-mato-estriado
- pl: Drozdówka jasna

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1138), TZ (197), KE (172), NA (136), BW (76), UG (40), ZW (40), MW (31), AO (25), ZM (19), ET (18), RW (15)

## Summary

The white-browed scrub robin (Cercotrichas leucophrys), also known as the red-backed scrub-robin, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa, especially East and southern Africa. Within range, its Turdus-like song is one of the often-heard sounds of the bush. The flitting of the tail is characteristic of this species, but also of some near relatives.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-browed_scrub_robin

## Photo

![White-browed Scrub-Robin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-browed-scrub-robin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192061282

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-browed-scrub-robin?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).