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The White-browed scrub robin (Erythropygia leucophrys) is a bird found in South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Bushy woods and gardens across eastern and southern Africa. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the White-browed scrub robin lives

Bushy woods and gardens across eastern and southern Africa.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs90%
• 🍎 Fruit10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the White-browed scrub robin

Recorded by Magnus Wadstein (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1185117. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the White-browed scrub robin

Where does the White-browed scrub robin live?

The White-browed scrub robin lives in South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Bushy woods and gardens across eastern and southern Africa.

What does the White-browed scrub robin eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 90%), fruit (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the White-browed scrub robin endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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• Long-billed forest warbler
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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.