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Rufous-tailed or African Scrub-Robin

Cercotrichas [galactotes or minor] (= Cercotrichas galactotes) (Temminck, CJ 1820)

The rufous-tailed scrub robin is a medium-sized member of the family Muscicapidae. Other common names include the rufous scrub robin, rufous bush chat, rufous bush robin and the rufous warbler. It breeds around the Mediterranean and east to Pakistan. It also breeds south of the Sahara from the Sahel region east to Somalia; these African birds are sometimes considered to be a separate species, the African scrub robin. It is partially migratory, wintering in Africa and India. This is a very rare visitor to northern Europe. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Muscicapidae
Genus:
   Cercotrichas
Scientific:
  Cercotrichas galactotes

Original description

Citation:
  (Temminck, CJ 1820)

Reference:
   Manuel Orn. Tabl. Syst. ed.2, part 1 p.182

Protonym:
  Sylvia galactotes

Type locality:
  Algeciras, southern Spain.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41001747

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  B68BD0D25647A5D2

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B68BD0D2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B68BD0D2

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916328

Geographic range:

  • Cercotrichas galactotes galactotes: western Mediterranean basin and North Africa; winters to southern Sahara
  • Cercotrichas galactotes syriaca: eastern Mediterranean basin and Middle East; winters to eastern Africa
  • Cercotrichas galactotes familiaris: southern Caucasus to Iran and Pakistan; winters to southern Arabia and Kenya
  • Cercotrichas minor minor: Senegambia to Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and northern Somalia
  • Cercotrichas minor hamertoni: eastern Somalia (Beira and Wagar mountains)
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Rufous-tailed or African Scrub-Robin
French:
Agrobate roux ou A. menu

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Rufous Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Rufous Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Rufous Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Rufous-tailed or African Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas [galactotes or minor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Rufous-tailed or African Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas [galactotes or minor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Rufous-tailed or African Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas [galactotes or minor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Rufous-tailed or African Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas [galactotes or minor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Rufous-tailed or African Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas [galactotes or minor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Rufous-tailed or African Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas [galactotes or minor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Rufous-tailed or African Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas [galactotes or minor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Rufous-tailed or African Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas [galactotes or minor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Rufous-tailed or African Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas [galactotes or minor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Rufous-tailed or African Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas [galactotes or minor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Rufous-tailed or African Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas [galactotes or minor])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Agrobate roux ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Agrobate roux ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Rufous Bush-Robin ( Erythorpygia galactotes) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Rufous Bush-Robin ( Erythorpygia galactotes) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Rufous Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Rufous Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Rufous Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Rufous Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Rufous Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Rufous Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Rufous Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Rufous Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Rufous Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Rufous Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Rufous Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Rufous Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Rufous Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Rufous Scrub-robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Rufous Scrub-robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Rufous Bush-Robin ( Erythropygia galactotes) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Erythropygia galactotes [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Erythropygia galactotes [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Erythropygia galactotes [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cercotrichas galactotes [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Erythropygia galactotes [version 1]

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Afrikaans: Rooistertwipstert
Arabic: أبو حناء الأحراش الأحمر, الشوالة, شولة
Asturian: Raualzáu roxu
Azerbaijani: Tuğay bülbülü
Belarusian: Тугайны салавей
Bulgarian: Обикновено трънковче, Трънковче
Breton: Takeostig rous
Catalan: Coadreta, Cuaenlairat, cuaenlairat comú
Catalan (Balears): Coadreta
Czech: Pevec ryšavý, pěvec ryšavý
Welsh: Robin gynffon-goch, Robin prysgoed winau
Danish: Trænattergal
German: Heckensaenger, Heckensanger, Heckensänger
Greek: Κoυφαηδόvι, Κουφαηδόνι
Greek (Cypriot): Κoτσινοαήδονο
English: Rufous Bush Chat, Rufous Bush Robin, Rufous Bushchat, Rufous Bush-Robin, Rufous Chat, Rufous Scrub Robin, Rufous Scrub-Robin, Rufous Warbler, Rufous-tailed Bush Robin, Rufous-tailed or African Scrub-Robin, Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin, Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
English (United Kingdom): Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin
English, HBW: Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin
English (IOC): Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin
English (Kenya): Rufous Bush Chat
English (United States): Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
Esperanto: Rufa heĝsilvio
Spanish: Alzacola, Alzacola Español, Alzacola Rojizo, Alzarola
Spanish (Spain): Alzacola rojizo
Estonian: võsaööbik
Basque: Buztantente, Buztantentea, Cuaenlairat
Persian: دُم چتری, دم‌ چتری, دم‌چتری
Finnish: Ruostepyrstö
French: Agrobate roux, Agrobate roux ou A. menu, Agrobate rubigineux
Frisian: Rosse waaiersturt
Irish: Spideog rua choille, Torspideog Ruadhonn
Galician: Cuaenlairat , Rousinol do mato, Solitario rubio
Manx: Torspittag ruy-dhone
Hebrew: חמריה, חמריה חלודת-זנב, חמרייה
Croatian: živičnjak
Hungarian: tüskebujkáló, Vörhenyesfarkú tüskebujkáló
Armenian: Շակապոչ Սոխակ, Շիկապոչ սոխակ
Icelandic: Glaumgali
Italian: Usignolo d'Africa
Japanese (romaji): otateyabukomadori
Japanese: オタテヤブコマドリ
Georgian: მაფშალია, ჟღალი ბულბული
Kazakh: Тоғай бұлбұлы
Scientific: Agrobates galactotes, Cercotrichas [galactotes or minor], Cercotrichas galactotes, Cercotrichas galactotes galactotes, Erythorpygia galactotes, Erythropygia galactodes, Erythropygia galactotes, Sylvia galactotes
Lithuanian: Rudauodegė strazdingala, Rusvoji krūminė liepsnelė, Rusvoji krūmyninė liepsnelė
Latvian: rudastes strazdīgala
Macedonian: долгоопашесто свиларче, Трнарче
Maltese: Rozinjol tax-Xaghri, Rożinjol tax-Xagħri
Dutch: Rosse Waaierstaart
Norwegian: Hekksanger, Hekkskvett
Polish: drozdówka rdzawa, Pokrzewky rdzawoczerwona, Rudochwostka blada
Portuguese: rouxinol do mato, Rouxinol-do-mato, solitário
Portuguese (Portugal): rouxinol-do-mato, Solitário
Romansh: Luschaina da l'Africa
Rhaeto-Romance: Luschaina da l’Africa
Romanian: Măcăleandru roșcat, Măcăleandru roşcat
Russian: Соловей тугайный, Тугайный соловей
Northern Sami: Ruostabađuš, Ruostabaðuš
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Rathpenda Chatasikaya
Slovak: Spevák ryšavý, žltorítka ryšavá
Slovenian: mejacica, mejačica
Albanian: Bilbilthi kuqalosh
Serbian: dugorepa grmuša, Žbunjar
Swedish: Trädnäktergal, trädnäktergal (galactotes)
Swahili: Kurumbiza Kahawiachekundu
Turkish: Çalı Bülbülü, çaly bülbülü, Suriye Pas-Rengi Çalı Bülbülü
Ukrainian: Альзакола рудохвоста, Альзакола рудохвоста, або соловейко рудохвостий, Рудохвостий соловейко, Соловейко рудохвостий
Chinese: 棕薮鸲
Chinese (Traditional): 棕藪鴝

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