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Indian Robin

Copsychus fulicatus (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The Indian robin is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is widespread in the Indian subcontinent and ranges across Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The males of the northern subspecies have brown backs whose extent gradually reduces southwards, with the males of the southern subspecies having all-black backs. They are commonly found in open scrub areas and often seen running along the ground or perching on low thorny shrubs and rocks. The long tail is usually held up and the chestnut undertail coverts and dark body make them easily distinguishable from pied bushchats and Oriental magpie-robins. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Muscicapidae
Genus:
   Copsychus
Scientific:
  Copsychus fulicatus

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  (Motacilla) fulicata

Type locality:
  Philippines [= Pondichery, vide Stresemann, 1952, Ibis, 94, pp. 515, 520].

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/340/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  9006B4EF4B62861C

Avibase ID:
  avibase-9006B4EF

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/9006B4EF

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916334

Geographic range:

  • Copsychus fulicatus fulicatus: S India (Bombay to Mysore and Kerala)
  • Copsychus fulicatus erythrurus: NE India (plains of Bihar and West Bengal)
  • Copsychus fulicatus intermedius: Central India (Bombay to Hyderabad and Krishna River)
  • Copsychus fulicatus leucopterus: Lowlands of Sri Lanka
  • Copsychus fulicatus cambaiensis: Pakistan to n and w India and lowlands of Nepal
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Indian Robin
Catalan:
bitxac de l'Índia
Czech:
skalník indický
Danish:
Hvidvinget Sortstjert
German:
Strauchschmätzer
Spanish:
Tarabilla Terrestre
Spanish (Spain):
Tarabilla Terrestre
Finnish:
intiantasku
French:
Pseudotraquet indien
Croatian:
indijski živičnjak
Hungarian:
bokorrigó
Italian:
Pettirosso indiano
Japanese (romaji):
indohitaki
Japanese:
インドヒタキ
Lithuanian:
Indinė kiauliukė
Dutch:
Indisch Paapje
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Hinduskvett
Norwegian:
Hinduskvett
Polish:
opocznik
Portuguese:
Pisco-da-India
Portuguese (Portugal):
shama-indiano
Russian:
Рыжегузый шама
Slovak:
šáma krovinová
Serbian:
Indijski žbunjar
Swedish:
indisk shama
Ukrainian:
Тарабіла
Chinese:
印度鸲
Chinese (Traditional):
印度鴝

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Indian Robin ( Copsychus fulicatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Indian Robin ( Copsychus fulicatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Indian Robin ( Saxicoloides fulicatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pseudotraquet indien ( Saxicoloides fulicatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pseudotraquet indien ( Saxicoloides fulicata) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Black-backed Robin ( Saxicoloides fulicata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Indian Robin ( Saxicoloides fulicata) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Indian Robin ( Saxicoloides fulicata) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Saxicoloides fulicata [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Saxicoloides fulicata [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Saxicoloides fulicata [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Indian Robin ( Copsychus fulicatus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Saxicoloides fulicatus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Saxicoloides fulicatus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: bitxac de l'Índia
Czech: Skalník cernohrbetý, skalník indický
Welsh: Robin gefnddu
Danish: Hvidvinget Sortstjert
German: Strauchschmätzer, Strauch-Schmätzer
English: Black-backed Robin, Brown-backed Indian Chat, Brown-backed Indian Robin, Indian Chat, Indian Robin
English, HBW: Indian Robin
English (IOC): Indian Robin
English (United States): Indian Robin
Esperanto: Blankaŝultra saksikolo, Blankŝultra saksikolo
Spanish: Tarabilla Terrestre
Spanish (Spain): Tarabilla Terrestre
Spanish (HBW): Indian Robin
Estonian: Väike-harakööbik
Finnish: Intiantasku
French: Pseudotraquet indien, Shama indien, Tarier indien
Irish: Spideog Indiach
Galician: Melro apegarado da India
Croatian: indijski živičnjak
Hungarian: bokorrigó
Italian: Pettirosso indiano
Japanese (romaji): indohitaki
Japanese: インドヒタキ
Scientific: Copsychus fulicatus, Motacilla () fulicata, Saxicoloides fulicata, Saxicoloides fulicata fulicata, Saxicoloides fulicatus, Saxicoloides fulicatus fulicatus
Lithuanian: Indinė kiauliukė
Latvian: Indijas strazds
Malayalam: കൽമണ്ണാത്തി, കല്‍മണ്ണാത്തി 
Marathi: चीरक
Nepali: देवी श्यामा
Dutch: Indisch Paapje, Tuintapuit
Norwegian Nynorsk: Hinduskvett
Norwegian: Hinduskvett
Polish: opocznik
Portuguese: Pisco-da-India
Portuguese (Portugal): shama-indiano
Russian: Индийская малиновка, Индийский чекан, Рыжегузый шама
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Indu Kalukichcha
Slovak: kroviar tmavý, šáma krovinová
Serbian: Indijski žbunjar
Swedish: Indisk näktergal, indisk shama
Tamil: Karunchittu
Turkish: Al etekli kara bülbül, Hindistan narbülbülü
Ukrainian: Тарабіла
Chinese: 印度鸲
Chinese (Traditional): 印度鴝

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