Avibase: Tychaedon coryphoeus (Karoo Scrub Robin)

Karoo Scrub Robin

Tychaedon coryphoeus (Vieillot, LJP 1817)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Karoo Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas coryphoeus	Tony Archer	2019-09-25	Camdeboo National Park (near Graaff-Reinet), Western District, Eastern Cape, Graaff-Reinet (South Africa) (750 m)	call - Calling from top of bush. Wind noise reduced. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	500519 xeno-canto.org
Karoo Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas coryphoeus	JJSUN	2026-01-16	Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden (near Worcester), Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, Worcester (South Africa) (320 m)	song - [sono]	1077941 xeno-canto.org
Karoo Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas coryphoeus	African Bioacoustics Community	2026-05-31	Breede River DC (near Montagu), Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, Montagu (South Africa) (500 m)	call - 250HP, -3dB normalised. Recordist - A.Karamitsos	1149921 xeno-canto.org
Karoo Scrub-Robin - Tychaedon coryphoeus	African Bioacoustics Community	2026-05-31	, Western Cape (South Africa)	-	660300715 macaulaylibrary.org
Karoo Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas coryphoeus	African Bioacoustics Community	2024-10-04	West Coast DC (near Langebaan), West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape, Hopefield (South Africa) (10 m)	- 1kHz high pass filter, -3dB normalised (using Audacity) Recordist - A. Davies	1012258 xeno-canto.org
Karoo Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas coryphoeus	Faansie Peacock	2017-06-27	Langebaan Country Estate, Western Cape, Western Cape (South Africa) (10 m)	call - A pair jumping onto a nearby bush and 'skizzlezitting' in response to brief playback. bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes	377631 xeno-canto.org
Karoo Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas coryphoeus	Peter Boesman	2017-09-21	Visrivier Oumuur, Northern Cape, Northern Cape (South Africa)	song - [sono]	392357 xeno-canto.org
Karoo Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas coryphoeus	Sander Bot	2013-01-25	Karoo National Park, Caledon (South Africa) (1000 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	126494 xeno-canto.org
Karoo Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas coryphoeus	African Bioacoustics Community	2026-05-31	Breede River DC (near Montagu), Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, Montagu (South Africa) (500 m)	call - 600HP, -3dB normalised. Recordist - A.Karamitsos	1149935 xeno-canto.org
Karoo Scrub-Robin - Cercotrichas coryphoeus	Jordan Klein	2023-03-24	, Western Cape (South Africa)	-	574353101 macaulaylibrary.org
Karoo Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas coryphoeus	Walter Wallner	2026-03-22	Kannaland Local Municipality (near Vyversrus), Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, Ladismith (South Africa) (360 m)	call - [also] [sono]	1149850 xeno-canto.org
Karoo Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas coryphoeus	Peter Boesman	2017-09-19	Tangua river bridge south of Calvinia, Northern Cape, Northern Cape (South Africa)	song - [sono]	392351 xeno-canto.org
Karoo Scrub-Robin - Tychaedon coryphoeus	African Bioacoustics Community	2026-05-31	, Western Cape (South Africa)	-	660300822 macaulaylibrary.org
Karoo Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas coryphoeus	Peter Boesman	2017-09-21	Brandvlei area, Northern Cape, Northern Cape (South Africa)	call - [sono]	392356 xeno-canto.org
Karoo Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas coryphoeus	Faansie Peacock	2017-07-01	Akkerendam, Calvinia, Namakwa, Northern Cape, Northern Cape (South Africa) (1100 m)	song - A pair responding aggressively to some brief playback. Noise from power cables in the background. bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes	382955 xeno-canto.org
Karoo Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas coryphoeus coryphoeus	Frank Lambert	2019-11-19	Aloe Canyons area, Swellendam Local Municipality, Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, Swellendam (South Africa) (90 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	521321 xeno-canto.org
Karoo Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas coryphoeus	Peter Boesman	2017-09-24	South of Lambert's Bay, Western Cape, Western Cape (South Africa)	song - [sono]	392360 xeno-canto.org
Karoo Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas coryphoeus	Peter Boesman	2017-09-19	P2250, Tangua, Western Cape, Western Cape (South Africa)	song - Simple song.	392349 xeno-canto.org
Karoo Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas coryphoeus	Peter Boesman	2017-09-19	P2250, Tangua, Western Cape, Western Cape (South Africa)	song - [sono]	392350 xeno-canto.org
Karoo Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas coryphoeus cinerea	Frank Lambert	2019-10-20	West Coast National Park, Western Cape, Malmesbury (South Africa) (3 m)	adult, call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	512717 xeno-canto.org
Karoo Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas coryphoeus	Luca Forneris	2023-08-14	Hobas, Karas Region, Karas (Namibia) (700 m)	call - [also] [sono]	833996 xeno-canto.org
Karoo Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas coryphoeus	Tim Cockcroft	2022-03-02	Carlisle Bridge, Grahamstown, Western District, Eastern Cape, Albany (South Africa) (460 m)	song - Calling from the top of a shrub in semi-karoo scrub. bird-seen:yes	714080 xeno-canto.org
Karoo Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas coryphoeus	Faansie Peacock	2017-04-30	Langebaan Country Estate, Western Cape, Western Cape (South Africa) (10 m)	alarm call - A bird giving alarm calls from a house's roof. The reason for its concern was unclear, but you can also hear Cape Spurfowl alarm calling in the background (probably for a cat). bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	370474 xeno-canto.org
Karoo Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas coryphoeus	Luca Forneris	2023-08-13	Karas Region, Keetmanshoop Rural (Namibia) (1100 m)	call - [also] [sono]	833784 xeno-canto.org

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