Brown-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra australis (A.Smith, 1836) — also called Brown-headed Tchagra, BCTC. Occurrence records of the Brown-crowned Tchagra are shared on GBIF from around 80 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (2 286 records), in 6 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernMalaconotidae

80reserves with records

12 774records around them

6provinces

LCIUCN category

Brown-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra australis) — Photo: Duncan Wright · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Kruger National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	2 286
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve	NW North West	1 308
uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 189
Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 065
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	832
Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve	NC Northern Cape	631
Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area	LP Limpopo	618
Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	588
Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	584
Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve	LP Limpopo	285
Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	227
McGregor Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	213
Rooipoort Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	204
Faan Meintjes Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	200
Umbabat Game ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	199
Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	174
SabieparkNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	171
Sondela Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	164
Vredefort Dome core areaProtected area	NW North West	136
Crocodile River ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	113
Thornybush Game ReserveGame reserve	LP Limpopo	105
Marrick Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	NC Northern Cape	103
Thaba MoririNature reserve	LP Limpopo	101
Idube Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	80
Lapalala WildernessGame reserve	LP Limpopo	70
Olien Van Rooyen WildlifePrivate game reserve	LP Limpopo	64
Cheetah ExperienceWildlife sanctuary	LP Limpopo	60
Marakele National ParkNational park	LP Limpopo	59
Klipplaat-PrivaatnatuurreservaatNature reserve	NW North West	58
Timbavati Game ReserveGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	58
Mala Mala Game ReserveGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	55
Madikwe Game ReserveGame reserve	NW North West	54
Dikhololo Game ReserveGame reserve	NW North West	51
Rust de Winter NatuurreservaatNature reserve	LP Limpopo	46
Rust De Winter Nature ReserveProtected area	LP Limpopo	46
Letaba Ranch Provincial ParkNature reserve	LP Limpopo	45
Wild Rivers Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	43
Atherstone Nature ReserveProtected area	LP Limpopo	36
Sabi Sands Game ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	33
Klaserie Game ReserveGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	32
Mabalingwe Game ReserveProtected area	LP Limpopo	24
Manyeleti Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	22
Modjadji Nature ReserveProtected area	LP Limpopo	21
D'nyala Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	21
Kapama Game ReserveProtected area	LP Limpopo	20
Blouberg PrivaatnatuurreserweNature reserve	LP Limpopo	17
Matshakatini Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	16
Tshukudu Private Game ReserveGame reserve	LP Limpopo	16
Selati Game ReserveGame reserve	LP Limpopo	15
Grietjie Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	LP Limpopo	14
SS Skosana Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	14
Magaliesberg Biosphere ReserveBiosphere reserve	GP Gauteng	13
Venetia Limpopo Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	13
Ditsong Tswaing Crater MuseumNature reserve	GP Gauteng	12
Nwanedi Provincial ParkNature reserve	LP Limpopo	11
Ndumo Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	10
Hillmof Privaat NatuurreservaatNature reserve	LP Limpopo	10
De Onderstepoort Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	10
!Khamab Kalahari ReserveGame reserve	NW North West	8
Blouberg Nature ReserveProtected area	LP Limpopo	8

and 20 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Limpopo: 37 reserves
Gauteng: 12 reserves
Mpumalanga: 12 reserves
North West: 10 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 5 reserves
Northern Cape: 4 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Malaconotidae
Scientific name: Tchagra australis
GBIF taxon: 2484826
Wikidata: Q1317356

More of the Malaconotidae family

Southern Boubou Black-backed Puffback Bokmakierie Black-crowned Tchagra Orange-breasted Bushshrike Grey-headed Bushshrike Brubru Crimson-breasted Shrike Olive Bushshrike Southern Tchagra Gorgeous Bushshrike

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.