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Genus Erythropygia
Erythropygia barbata - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Erythropygia coryphaeus - The Karoo Scrub-robin or Karoo Robin is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are dry shrubland and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.
Erythropygia galactotes - The Rufous Bush Robin , also called the Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin or Rufous Bush Chat, is a small member of the flycatchers. It breeds around the Mediterranean and east to Pakistan. It also breeds south of the Sahara from the Sahel region east to Somalia; these birds are sometimes considered to be a separate species, African Scrub Robin . It is partially migratory, wintering in east Africa and India. This is a very rare visitor to northern Europe.
Erythropygia hartlaubi - The Brown-backed Scrub-robin is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is moist savanna.
Erythropygia leucophrys - The Red-backed Scrub-robin is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savanna.
Erythropygia leucosticta - The Forest Scrub-robin is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Angola, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Erythropygia paena - The Kalahari Scrub-robin is a seasonal breeder, with the season stretching from August to February, and peaking in November, also the peak of the wet season. The species is monogamous and territorial, with territory sizes varying from 0.7 - 4.3 ha. Females are responsible for constructing the nest, which are weaved of shrubs and grasses and placed in low thorny bushes. The nest building stage takes around 5 days. The average clutch size is around 2 eggs, although clutch size is bigger later in the season. Only the female incubates the eggs, the male defends the nest, aggressively attacking intruders and warning when predators approach. The incubation lasts around 12 days. Having hatched the female removes the eggshells from the nests and drops them away from the nest to disguise the nest from potential predators. After hatching the female broods the chicks for a between 3–7 days. Both parents help in feeding the chicks and removing the faecal sacks. The chicks are altricial and take around 12 days to fledge.