Black Scrub Robin
A species of Afro-eurasian Scrub-robins Scientific name : Cercotrichas podobe Genus : Afro-eurasian Scrub-robins
Black Scrub Robin, A species of Afro-eurasian Scrub-robins
Botanical name: Cercotrichas podobe
Genus: Afro-eurasian Scrub-robins
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Photo By Lars Petersson 
Description
The black scrub robin (Cercotrichas podobe) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Israel, Jordan, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. 
Size
20 cm
Nest Placement
Ground
Feeding Habits
Black Scrub Robin's diet specifics are unreported, but it typically forages on the ground and in low bushes, probing the sand or soil beneath vegetation, indicating a diet of ground-dwelling invertebrates.
Habitat
Black Scrub Robin typically resides in arid and semi-arid environments, favoring hot subdesert and savanna habitats interspersed with various shrub types such as acacias, palms (including date and doum palms), tamarisks, and Salvadora bushes. These birds are also found in wadi thickets and often near thorn hedges surrounding pastoral areas. They predominantly inhabit lowland regions within broader geographical zones that exhibit these environmental conditions.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Old world flycatchers Species
Black Scrub Robin 
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