White-browed Scrub Robin

Erythropygia leucophrys

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyMuscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats)
GenusErythropygia
SpeciesErythropygia leucophrys (White-browed Scrub Robin)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Golden Gate Highlands National Park

1 Verified sightings at Golden Gate Highlands National Park From 2019 to 2026

9,294 Verified sightings across all 48 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the White-browed Scrub Robin

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.

Louis Pierre Vieillot described the white-browed scrub robin in 1817. The specific epithet is derived from the Ancient Greek words leukos "white" and ǒphrys "eyebrow". For the white-browed scrub robin, some 9 to 12 subspecies are recognized: Two groups of subspecies are recognised, namely the 'white-winged' group of arid country, and the 'red-backed' group of mesic to moist habitats. Intergradation between these is apparently limited to subspecies brunneiceps and vulpina around Simba, Kenya. Otherwise the variation is clinal, though the extremes may be quite distinct.

C. l. leucoptera (Rüppell, 1845) – arid woodlands, from South Sudan to Lake Turkana and Horn of Africa C. l. eluta (Bowen, 1934) – dry woodlands, from Ethiopia to s Somalia... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Golden Gate Highlands National Park

Saxicola torquatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Oenanthe familiaris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Monticola rupestris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Oenanthe monticola

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Campicoloides bifasciatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Myrmecocichla formicivora

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Monticola explorator

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sigelus silens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Oenanthe pileata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Monticola brevipes

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Emarginata sinuata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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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	Daily sighting probability
1	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	~50%
2	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~50%
3	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~40%
4	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~40%
5	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~30%
6	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~30%
7	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~30%
8	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
9	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~20%
10	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
11	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	~20%
12	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
13	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~20%
14	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
15	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
16	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
17	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
18	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
19	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	~20%
20	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~20%
21	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~10%
22	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~10%
23	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
24	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
25	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
26	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
27	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
28	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	~10%
29	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
30	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
31	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~10%
32	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~10%
33	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	~10%
34	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
35	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
36	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
37	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
38	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	<5%
39	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
40	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
41	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
42	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
43	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
44	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
45	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
46	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
47	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
48	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data

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White-browed Scrub Robin

About the White-browed Scrub Robin

Closest Relatives at Golden Gate Highlands National Park

African Stonechat

Familiar Chat

Cape Rockthrush

Mountain Chat

Buff-streaked Bushchat

Southern Anteater-Chat

Sentinel Rock-Thrush

Mocking Cliff Chat

Fiscal Flycatcher

Capped Wheatear

Short-toed Rock-Thrush

Sickle-winged Chat

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found