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Black-crowned tchagra

Tchagra senegalus (Linnaeus, 1766)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The black-crowned tchagra (Tchagra senegalus) is a species in the family Malaconotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 49.9 g to 53.5 g and live up to 6.08 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-crowned tchagra (Tchagra senegalus)
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-crowned tchagra

Weight
49.9 g – 53.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
6.08 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
15 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the black-crowned tchagra

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Black-crowned tchagra (Tchagra senegalus)
Derek Keats ( https://www.flickr.com/photos/dkeats ) · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the black-crowned tchagra live?

Not recorded

What is the black-crowned tchagra?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

This species is found in the Arabian Peninsula and most of Africa in scrub, open woodland, semi-desert and cultivation.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-crowned tchagra” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-crowned_tchagra&oldid=1373745277), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the black-crowned tchagra sound like?

Anne Ndung'u · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the black-crowned tchagra endangered?

The black-crowned tchagra is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the black-crowned tchagra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMalaconotidae
  6. genusTchagra
  7. SpeciesTchagra senegalus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Lanius senegalus, Tchagra senegala, Tchagra senegala, Tchagra senegala, Tchagra senegala, Tchagra senegala

Other names and names in other languages (48)
  • BCTCEnglish
  • Black-crowned tchagra shrikeEnglish
  • Black-headed bush shrikeEnglish
  • Black-headed bush-shrikeEnglish
  • SwartkroontjagraAfrikaans
  • Сенегалска чаграBulgarian
  • Txagra capnegraCatalan
  • txagra de coroneta negraCatalan
  • čagra černotemennýCzech
  • čagra černokorunkatýCzech
  • Tsiagra corundduWelsh
  • KrattornskadeDanish
  • SenegaltschagraGerman
  • Senegal-TschagraGerman
  • nigrakrona malakonotoEsperanto
  • Chagra del SenegalSpanish
  • mustkiird-tšagraEstonian
  • Txagra kaskabeltzBasque
  • سفیدابروی تاجسیاهPersian
  • pensaslepinkäinenFinnish
  • Tchagra à tête noirFrench
  • Tchagra à tête noireFrench
  • SudaHausa
  • חנקן סנגליHebrew
  • crnokapa čagraCroatian
  • barátcsagraHungarian
  • BrúsksvarriIcelandic
  • Ciagra corona neraItalian
  • チャイロヤブモズJapanese
  • senegalinė čagraLithuanian
  • melngalvas čagraLatvian
  • ZwartkruintsjagraDutch
  • svartkronesjagraNorwegian
  • czagra senegalskaPolish
  • tchagra-de-coroa-pretaPortuguese
  • Picanço-assobiadorPortuguese
  • picanço-assobiador-de-coroa-pretaPortuguese
  • Черноголовая чаграRussian
  • Черношапочная чаграRussian
  • MiesttaskirriNorthern Sami
  • čagra krátkokrídlaSlovak
  • čagraSlovenian
  • Senegalska čagraSerbian
  • svartkronad tchagraSwedish
  • Senegal ÇagrasıTurkish
  • чагра великаUkrainian
  • 黑冠红翅鵙Chinese
  • 黑頭紅翅伯勞Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the black-crowned tchagra

Other species in the same genus Tchagra.

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Common questions

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How big is the black-crowned tchagra?

An adult black-crowned tchagra weighs 49.9 g – 53.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-crowned tchagra endangered?

The black-crowned tchagra is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the black-crowned tchagra live?

The black-crowned tchagra has a recorded lifespan of 6.08 years.

What kind of animal is the black-crowned tchagra?

The black-crowned tchagra (Tchagra senegalus) belongs to the family Malaconotidae in the order Passeriformes.

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@misc{black_crowned_tchagra_2026,
  title = {Black-crowned tchagra (Tchagra senegalus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-crowned-tchagra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}