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European or Tenerife Robin

Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The European robin, known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in Great Britain, is a small insectivorous passerine bird that belongs to the chat subfamily of the Old World flycatcher family. About 12.5–14.0 cm (4.9–5.5 in) in length, the male and female are similar in colouration, with an orange breast and face lined with grey, brown upper-parts and a whitish belly. It is found across Europe, east to Western Siberia and south to North Africa; it is sedentary in most of its range except the far north. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Muscicapidae
Genus:
   Erithacus
Scientific:
  Erithacus rubecula

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.188

Protonym:
  Motacilla Rubecula

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/727097

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C809B2B90399A43D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C809B2B9

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C809B2B9

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559964

Geographic range:

  • Erithacus rubecula [rubecula or sardus]: continental Europe east to the Ural Mountains, south to northern Morocco and to western Turkey; northern and northeastern populations migratory, wintering in western and southern Europe and northern Africa. Also (resident) on the Azores, Madeira, and western Canary Islands (La Palma, La Gomera, and El Hierro)
  • Erithacus rubecula witherbyi: northern Algeria and northwestern Tunisia
  • Erithacus rubecula melophilus: British Isles; partially migratory, some wintering to southwestern Europe
  • Erithacus rubecula tataricus: W Siberia (Ural Mountains to Semipalatinsk); > to Iran
  • Erithacus rubecula hyrcanus: southeastern Azerbaijan and northern Iran
  • Erithacus rubecula caucasicus: eastern Turkey east to the Caucasus region
  • Erithacus rubecula valens: Crimean Peninsula
  • Erithacus rubecula superbus: central Canary Islands (Teneriffe)
  • Erithacus rubecula marionae: central Canary Islands (Gran Canaria)
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
European or Tenerife Robin
Catalan:
pit-roig
Czech:
červenka obecná
Danish:
Rødhals
German:
Rotkehlchen
Spanish:
Petirrojo Europeo
Spanish (Spain):
Petirrojo Europeo
Finnish:
punarinta
French:
Rougegorge familier
Croatian:
Crvendać
Hungarian:
Vörösbegy
Icelandic:
Glóbrystingur
Italian:
Pettirosso
Japanese (romaji):
yo-roppakomadori
Japanese:
ヨーロッパコマドリ
Lithuanian:
Liepsnelė
Dutch:
Roodborst
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Raudstrupe
Norwegian:
Rødstrupe
Polish:
rudzik
Portuguese:
Pisco-de-peito-ruivo
Russian:
Зарянка
Slovak:
červienka obyčajná
Serbian:
crvendać
Swedish:
rödhake
Ukrainian:
Вільшанка
Chinese:
欧亚鸲
Chinese (Traditional):
歐亞歌鴝

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
European or Tenerife Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
European or Tenerife Robin ( Erithacus [rubecula or superbus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
European or Tenerife Robin ( Erithacus [rubecula or superbus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
European or Tenerife Robin ( Erithacus [rubecula or superbus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
European or Tenerife Robin ( Erithacus [rubecula or superbus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
European or Tenerife Robin ( Erithacus [rubecula or superbus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
European or Tenerife Robin ( Erithacus [rubecula or superbus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
European or Tenerife Robin ( Erithacus [rubecula or superbus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
European or Tenerife Robin ( Erithacus [rubecula or superbus])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.):
Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Rougegorge familier ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Rougegorge familier ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 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:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
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:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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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:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Eurasian Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Erithacus rubecula [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Erithacus rubecula [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Erithacus rubecula [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Erithacus rubecula [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Erithacus rubecula [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Rooiborsie
Arabic: أبو الحناء, أبو الحناء الأوروبي, أبو الحنّاء, أم الحنا
Asturian: Raitán, Raitán européu
Azerbaijani: Şəfəq bülbülü
Belarusian: Заранка, Малінаўка
Bulgarian: Червеногръдка, Червеногушка
Breton: Ar boc'hruzig rujodenn, Boc'hruzig, Boc'hruzig rujodenn, Brennid-ruz, Bruched-ruz, Buruig, Draouennig-vras, Kofig-ruz, Pêrig kof-ruz, Pichig-ruz, Richodell, Rujodenn, Torig-ruz
Catalan: Pit-roig, Rupit
Catalan (Balears): Rupit
Czech: Cervenka obecná, Červenka obecná
Welsh: Brongoch, Bronrhuddyn, Bronruddyn, Coch-gam, Robin goch
Danish: Rødhals
German: Rotkehlchen
Greek: [Kοkkinοlaimis], Κoκκιvoλαίμης, Κοκκινολαίμης
Greek (Cypriot): Κοτσινολαίμης
English: Eurasian Robin, European or Tenerife Robin, European Robin, Robin
English, HBW: European Robin
English (IOC): European Robin
English (United States): European Robin
Esperanto: Rubekolo, Ruĝgorĝulo
Spanish: Petirro, Petirrojo, Petirrojo Europeo
Spanish (Spain): Petirrojo Europeo
Spanish (HBW): Petirrojo europeo
Estonian: Punarind
Basque: Pit-roig , Txantxan, Txantxangorri, Txantxangorria
Persian: سینه‌ سرخ اروپایی, سینه‌سرخ, سینه‌سرخ اروپایی
Finnish: Punarinta
Faroese: BringureyðI, Reyðbrystingur
French: Le rouge-gorge, Rougegorge, Rougegorge familier, Rougegorge familier ou R. de Ténériffe
Frisian: Readboarstke
Irish: Spideog, Spideóg
Gaelic: Am Brù-Dhearg, Broinn Dearg, Brù-Dhearg
Galician: Paporrubio, Paporrubio común, Pit-roig
Manx: Cleean Jiarg, Spiitag, Spittag
Hebrew: אדום החזה, אדום חזה, אדום־חזה, אדום-חזה
Croatian: Crvendac, Crvendać, Čučka crvendać
Hungarian: Vörösbegy
Armenian: [Arshalusik ], Առշալուսիկ, Արժալուսիկ, Արշալուսիկ
Icelandic: Glóbrystingur
Italian: Pettirosso, Pettirosso europeo
Japanese (romaji): Eoropean Robin, yōroppa koma-dori, yo-roppakomadori, Youroppa-komadori
Japanese: ヨアロッパコマドリ, ヨーロッパコマドリ
Japanese (Kanji): ヨーロッパ駒鳥
Georgian: ბულწითელა, გულწითელა
Kazakh: Тањшымшық
Kazakh (Transliteration): tañ şımşıq
Korean: 꼬까울새
Korean (Transliteration): kkokka-ul-sae, ömnin zeerd-omruu
Cornish: Rudhak, Rudhek
Scientific: Erithacus [rubecula or superbus], Erithacus [rubecula, rubecula sardus or superbus], Erithacus rubecula, Erithacus rubecula rubecula, Motacilla Rubecula
Luxembourgish: Routbrëschtchen
Lithuanian: Liepsnele, Liepsnelė, paprastoji liepsnelė
Latvian: Sarkankrūtītis, Sarkanrīklīte
Macedonian: Црвеногушка
Mongolian: Өрнийн зээрд омруут, Өрнийн зээрдомруу
Maltese: Pitirros, Pitirross
Dutch: Roodborst
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudstrupe
Norwegian: Rødkjelk, Rødkjelke, Rødstrupe
Polish: Rudzik, rudzik (zwyczajny), Rudzik zwyczajny
Pinyin: ōu-yà qú
Portuguese: pisco de peito riuvo, Pisco-de-peito-riuvo, Pisco-de-peito-ruivo
Portuguese (Açores): Vinagreira
Portuguese (Madeira): Papinho
Portuguese (Portugal): Pisco-de-peito-ruivo
Romansh: puppen cotschen, Puppencotschen
Rhaeto-Romance: Puppencotschen
Romanian: Guşă-roşie, Măcăleandru
Russian: Зарянка, Зарянка - Малиновка, Зарянка обыкновенная, Обыкновенная зарянка
Sardinian: Barbarrubia, Brabarrůbia, Brinci, Ghiru, Iscalziruggiu, Pitturrarrůbiu, Scraxarrůbiu
Scots: Broinn dearg, Bru dhearg
Northern Sami: Guovssoloddi
Slovak: Červienka obyčajná, slávik červienka, slávik červienka (červienka obyčajná)
Slovenian: tašcica, Taščica
Albanian: gushëkuqi
Serbian: crvendac, crvendać, Црвендаћ
Swedish: Rödhake
Turkmen: kızıgerdan
Turkish: Kızılgerdan, kyzylgerdan, Nar Bülbülü, Таңшымшық
Ukrainian: Вільшанка, Малинівка
Chinese: [Ou-ya qu], 欧亚歌鸲, 欧亚鸲
Chinese (Traditional): 歐亞歌鴝, 歐亞鴝

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