Tychaedon coryphoeus
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days >90%
Recording1:24
South Africa · 2021
© Marion Maclean · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0
Recording0:16
South Africa · 2023
© Mahomed Desai · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0
Recording0:19
South Africa · 2025
© Jeffrey H. Skevington · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Karoo Scrub-Robin sighting in West Coast National Park on a given day, based on 1,208 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 192 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and October
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Karoo Scrub-Robin in West Coast National Park on a given day, against about 50% in June and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Karoo Scrub-Robin sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Karoo Scrub-Robin sightings, West Coast National Park has the highest daily chance: about 70%. Next come Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 20%) and De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Karoo Scrub-Robin that you can see in West Coast National Park (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Cape Robin-Chat (about 40%), African Stonechat (about 20%) and Capped Wheatear (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Karoo Scrub-Robin is recorded against all the birds logged in West Coast National Park (1,208 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
