Thrushes, Robins & Chats Of Southern Africa - Bird Species Information
The Thrushes, Robins and Chat bird species of Southern Africa are very comical and are intriguing to watch. These birds are often quite timid and will flee at the sign of any threat. Below is the long list of all the species of Thrush, Robin and Chats that can be found in the sub region, as well as other similar birds such as certain species of Wheatears, Flycatchers, Nightingale, Alethe, Redstart and Akalat.
- Herero Chat | Namibornis herero
- Short-toed Rock-Thrush | Monticola brevipes
- Tractrac Chat | Cercomela tractrac
- Ant-eating Chat | Myrmecocichla formicivora
- Brown Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas signata
- Buff-streaked Chat | Oenanthe bifasciata
- Cape Rock-Thrush | Monticola rupestris
- Chorister Robin-Chat | Cossypha dichroa
- Fiscal Flycatcher | Sigelus silens
- Karoo Chat | Cercomela schlegelii
- Karoo Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas coryphoeus
- Mountain Wheatear | Oenanthe monticola
- Sentinel Rock-Thrush | Monticola explorator
- Sickle-winged Chat | Cercomela sinuata
- White-throated Robin-Chat | Cossypha humeralis
- Chat Flycatcher | Bradornis infuscatus
- Kalahari Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas paena
- Marico Flycatcher | Bradornis mariquensis
- Thrush Nightingale | Luscinia luscinia
- Arnot's Chat | Myrmecocichla arnoti
- Kurrichane Thrush | Turdus libonyanus
- Groundscraper Thrush | Psophocichla litsitsirupa
- Boulder Chat | Pinarornis plumosus
- Capped Wheatear | Oenanthe pileata
- Collared Flycatcher | Ficedula albicollis
- Collared Palm-Thrush | Cichladusa arquata
- Familiar Chat | Cercomela familiaris
- Isabelline Wheatear | Oenanthe isabellina
- Karoo Thrush | Turdus smithi
- Miombo Rock-Thrush | Monticola angolensis
- Olive Thrush | Turdus olivaceus
- Pied Wheatear | Oenanthe pleschanka
- Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush | Cichladusa ruficauda
- Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata
- Swynnerton's Robin | Swynnertonia swynnertoni
- Whinchat | Saxicola rubetra
- Bearded Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas quadrivirgata
- Southern Black Flycatcher | Melaenornis pammelaina
- Ashy Flycatcher | Muscicapa caerulescens
- Cape Robin-Chat | Cossypha caffra
- African Dusky Flycatcher | Muscicapa adusta
- Common Redstart | Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe
- Grey Tit-Flycatcher | Myioparus plumbeus
- East Coast Akalat | Sheppardia gunningi
- White-browed Robin-Chat | Cossypha heuglini
- Mocking Cliff-Chat | Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
- Red-capped Robin-Chat | Cossypha natalensis
- Orange Ground-Thrush | Zoothera gurneyi
- Pale Flycatcher | Bradornis pallidus
- Spotted Ground-Thrush | Zoothera guttata
- White-starred Robin | Pogonocichla stellata
- African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus
- White-chested Alethe | Pseudalethe fuelleborni
- White-browed Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas leucophrys