Karoo Scrub-Robin
Tychaedon coryphoeus
Least ConcernAves · Passeriformes · Muscicapidae
About
The Karoo scrub robin or Karoo robin is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are dry shrubland and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. This species was formerly placed in the genus Cercotrichas.
Fun Fact
Its natural habitats are dry shrubland and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found in the low shrublands of the Karoo and Namaqualand in South Africa, in drainage line woodland.
Diet
Diet consists mainly of insects, dominated by worker ants that it gleans from the ground surface, and also including termites, beetles, caterpillars, moths and small grasshoppers.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance