BLACK-CROWNED TCHAGRA
Tchagra senegalus
umNguphane (Zulu) Swartroontjagra (Afrikaans)
HABITAT
This is a bird of bush and scrub especially in the thornveld of the Zululand game
reserves.
TYPE
A shrike like bird with a black crown, a white eyebrow with a black line through the eye,
brown back, greyish rump, wings reddish brown, underparts creamy white to grey. The tail is black
with white tips. The bill is black, the eyes brown and the legs and feet greeny grey.
FOOD
It is seen foraging single or in pairs, largly near or on the ground and feeds on insects,
other invertebrates, frogs and tadpoles.
BREEDING
October to November in KwaZulu-Natal. They build a shallow cup of fine twigs and roots lined
with finer material in a low tree or bush usually well hidden. The eggs are pinkish, spotted and
marked with red-brown, grey and lavender at the thick end, usually two or three in a clutch.
STATUS
This bird is a common resident.
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