Black-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra senegalus)
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Black-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra senegalus (Linnaeus, 1766)

19–22 cmLength54 gWeight

The black-crowned tchagra (Tchagra senegalus) is a bushshrike.

Most records: South Africa, Morocco, Uganda

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Black-crowned Tchagra has been recorded at 451 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 40 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. PN Sous-Massa – Estuaire de l'Oued MassaMorocco551 records
  2. Ayn HamranOman353 records
  3. Amurum Forest ReserveNigeria309 records
More places
  1. Mkhuze GRSouth Africa281 records
  2. Oued Massa – champs d'AghorimzeMorocco255 records
  3. Manyoni GR – Zebra Hills LodgeSouth Africa241 records
  4. Murchison Falls NP – North sideUganda240 records
  5. Shai Hills Resource ReserveGhana225 records
  6. Phinda GR – AirfieldSouth Africa212 records
  7. Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Ngorongoro CraterTanzania209 records

Countries and regions with the most records

South AfricaMoroccoUgandaTanzaniaKenyaGhanaMozambiqueZambia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The black-crowned tchagra (Tchagra senegalus) is a bushshrike. This family of passerine birds is closely related to the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, and was once included in that group.

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Questions

How big is the Black-crowned Tchagra?

The Black-crowned Tchagra is about 19–22 cm long and weighs around 54 g.

Where does the Black-crowned Tchagra live?

Its breeding range: Africa: widespread, also Arabian Peninsula. It is most often recorded in South Africa, Morocco and Uganda.

Is the Black-crowned Tchagra endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Black-crowned Tchagra as Least Concern.

What does the Black-crowned Tchagra eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Black-crowned Tchagra in?

It belongs to the family Bushshrikes (Malaconotidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
19–22 cm
Weight
54 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
85 mm
Tail
93 mm
Bill
23 mm
Tarsus
30 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: widespread, also Arabian Peninsula

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Bushshrikes Malaconotidae
Genus
Tchagra

Other birds in the genus Tchagra

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Black-crowned Tchagra

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