Brown-backed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia hartlaubi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusErythropygia
- SpeciesErythropygia hartlaubi (Brown-backed Scrub Robin)
Closest Relatives at Akagera National Park
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Swamp Flycatcher
Muscicapa aquatica
Redcap Robinchat
Cossypha natalensis
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown-backed Scrub Robin in Akagera National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Brown-backed Scrub Robin sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 73 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown-backed Scrub Robin in Akagera National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Brown-backed Scrub Robin in Akagera National Park in our monthly data.