Bush-shrikes (Malaconotidae)
Southern Tchagra (Tchagra tchagra) - HBW 14, p. 92
French: Tchagra du Cap
German: Kaptschagra
Spanish: Chagra de El Cabo
Other common names: Levaillant's Tchagra, Tchagra Shrike
Taxonomy: Thamnophilus tchagra Vieillot, 1816, "Senegal ... to Cafferland" = Gamtoos River, South Africa.
Forms a superspecies with T. australis and T. jamesi. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- natalensis ( Reichenow, 1903) - NE South Africa (E Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal) and W Swaziland.
- caffrariae Quickelberge, 1967 - Eastern Cape from KwaZulu-Natal border S to area of R Great Fish.
- tchagra ( Vieillot, 1816) - S South Africa from S Western Cape E to S Eastern Cape (E to Uitenhage region).
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In low bushes in the camping area near the vlei. Calls in response to playback. 17:50. Locality De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape Province, South Africa
(ssp tchagra)
Charles Hesse 23 July 2010 2 years ago 4
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