Southern Tchagra
Tchagra tchagra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMalaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies)
- GenusTchagra (Typical Tchagras)
- SpeciesTchagra tchagra (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. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Tchagra sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
Southern Boubou
Laniarius ferrugineus
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Bokmakierie
Telophorus zeylonus
Cape White-eye
Zosterops virens
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Sombre Greenbul
Andropadus importunus
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
Greater Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris afer
Bar-throated Apalis
Apalis thoracica
Cape Bulbul
Pycnonotus capensis
Cape Weaver
Ploceus capensis
Cape Batis
Batis capensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Tchagra in Garden Route National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Tchagra sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Southern Tchagra in Garden Route National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Southern Tchagra in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.