Bookmarkable URL:http://hdl.handle.net/10217/52417
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Turdidae
Genus:Certotricas
Genus species:Certotrichas paena
Kalahari scrub robin
Turdidae
Passeriformes
Birds
Vertebrates
Chordata
Scientific Classification
Kingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Turdidae
Genus:Certotricas
Genus species:Certotrichas paena
Animal Characteristics
Head-Body Length:16 cm
Identification:The top of the kalahari scrub robin's head is grayish-brown. Its mantle, scapulars, and rump are a dull russet. The flight feathers are black with buff edges. The kalahari scrub robin's tail is tawny and black in color and is tipped with white. The eyes have a white and black stripe. Its underparts are uniformly buff or buff-white.
Habitat:Open scrub, open woodlands, savannah
Diet:Carnivore: insects, spiders, termites
Status:No special status
Identification:The top of the kalahari scrub robin's head is grayish-brown. Its mantle, scapulars, and rump are a dull russet. The flight feathers are black with buff edges. The kalahari scrub robin's tail is tawny and black in color and is tipped with white. The eyes have a white and black stripe. Its underparts are uniformly buff or buff-white.
Habitat:Open scrub, open woodlands, savannah
Diet:Carnivore: insects, spiders, termites
Status:No special status
Other Information
Geographic:Southern Africa Date:1981-08 Subjects:perching birdsKalahari scrub robin
Turdidae
Passeriformes
Birds
Vertebrates
Chordata