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Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Brown-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra australis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Brown-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra australis) is a member of the Malaconotidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 32.3 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Malaconotidae Bushshrikes
- Genus Tchagra
- Species australis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 32.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Malaconotidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Brown-crowned Tchagra is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Brown-crowned Tchagra is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Brown-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra australis) is a member of the Malaconotidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Africa. Its distribution covers AF widespread.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 32.3 g, with a wing length of about 7.5 cm and a tail of around 8.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 8.3 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Brown-crowned Tchagra?
The Brown-crowned Tchagra is a small bird that weighs around 32.3 g.
Where does the Brown-crowned Tchagra live?
The Brown-crowned Tchagra is found across Africa with a range covering AF widespread, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Brown-crowned Tchagra belong to?
The Brown-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra australis) belongs to the Malaconotidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Brown-crowned Tchagra eat?
The Brown-crowned Tchagra is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Brown-crowned Tchagra migrate?
The Brown-crowned Tchagra is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Brown-crowned Tchagra endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Brown-crowned Tchagra make?
1 real field recording of the Brown-crowned Tchagra — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Brown-crowned Tchagra's range?
The Brown-crowned Tchagra has a mapped global range of about 8.3 million km².
Conservation
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