Southern tchagra
Tchagra tchagra (Vieillot, 1816)
The southern tchagra (Tchagra tchagra) is a species in the family Malaconotidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 46.8 g to 50.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the southern tchagra
- Weight
- 46.8 g – 50.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2 – 2.1src 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
Where does the southern tchagra live?
Not recorded
What is the southern tchagra?
The southern tchagra (Tchagra tchagra) is a passerine bird found in dense scrub and coastal bush in southern and south-eastern South Africa and Eswatini.
This species is a bushshrike, a group closely related to the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, and formerly included in that family.
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Is the southern tchagra endangered?
The southern tchagra is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 southern tchagra classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMalaconotidae
- genusTchagra
- SpeciesTchagra tchagra (Vieillot, 1816)
Synonyms Thamnophilus tchagra
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- SOTCEnglish
- GrysborstjagraAfrikaans
- txagra del CapCatalan
- čagra kapskýCzech
- tsiagra'r PenrhynWelsh
- KapkratskadeDanish
- KaptschagraGerman
- Kap-TschagraGerman
- kaba malakonotoEsperanto
- Chagra de El CaboSpanish
- lõuna-pagulindEstonian
- kapinpensaslepinkäinenFinnish
- Tchagra du CapFrench
- južnoafrička čagraCroatian
- Chagra meridionaleItalian
- マユジロヤブモズJapanese
- kapinė čagraLithuanian
- Kaapse TsjagraDutch
- kappsjagraNorwegian
- czagra przylądkowaPolish
- tchagra-australPortuguese
- picanço-assobiador-australPortuguese
- Капская чаграRussian
- čagra krovinováSlovak
- Južna čagraSerbian
- kaptchagraSwedish
- Sydlig tchagraSwedish
- Kap ÇagrasıTurkish
- чагра капськаUkrainian
- 南非红翅鵙Chinese
- 南方紅翅伯勞Chinese
Relatives of the southern tchagra
Other species in the same genus Tchagra.
Black-crowned tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Brown-crowned tchagra
Tchagra australis
Three-streaked tchagra
Tchagra jamesi
CompareSouthern tchagra vs Black-crowned tchagraSouthern tchagra vs Brown-crowned tchagraSouthern tchagra vs Three-streaked tchagra
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the southern tchagra?
An adult southern tchagra weighs 46.8 g – 50.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the southern tchagra endangered?
The southern tchagra is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the southern tchagra?
The southern tchagra (Tchagra tchagra) belongs to the family Malaconotidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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