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Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin

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., 2nd ed. ed.2, pt.1 p.182

Protonym:
  Sylvia galactotes

Type locality:
  Algeciras, southern Spain.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127467#page/310/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E4672C85DEAD098A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E4672C85

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E4672C85


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
English:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
German:
Heckensänger
Spanish:
Alzacola Rojizo
Spanish (Spain):
Alzacola rojizo
Finnish:
ruostepyrstö
French:
Agrobate roux
Croatian:
Živičnjak
Hungarian:
Tüskebujkáló
Icelandic:
Glaumgali
Italian:
Usignolo d'Africa
Japanese (romaji):
otateyabukomadori
Japanese:
オタテヤブコマドリ
Lithuanian:
Rusvoji krūminė liepsnelė
Dutch:
Rosse Waaierstaart
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Hekkskvett
Norwegian:
hekkskvett
Portuguese:
Rouxinol-do-mato
Portuguese (Portugal):
Solitário
Russian:
Тугайный соловей
Serbian:
Žbunjar
Swedish:
trädnäktergal (galactotes)
Ukrainian:
Соловейко рудохвостий
Chinese:
棕薮鸲
Chinese (Traditional):
棕藪鴝


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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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):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition):
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes)
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.):
Rufous Bush Chat ( Cercotrichas galactotes)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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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:
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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:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
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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:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin ( Cercotrichas galactotes) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin (Rufous-tailed) ( Cercotrichas galactotes [galactotes Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin (Rufous-tailed) ( Cercotrichas galactotes [galactotes Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin (Rufous-tailed) ( Cercotrichas galactotes [galactotes Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin (Rufous-tailed) ( Cercotrichas galactotes [galactotes Group]) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Cercotrichas [galactotes or minor] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Afrikaans: Rooistertwipstert (Rooistert)
Arabic: أبو حناء الأحراش الأحمر (محمر الذنب) (مجموعة), الشوالة, شولة
Asturian: Raualzáu roxu [triba galactotes]
Azerbaijani: bülbülü tuqayçıl, kürən silvi, Tuğay bülbülü, Tuğay bülbülü [galactotes qrupu]
Bulgarian: Трънковче, Трънковче [Група galactotes]
Catalan: Coadreta, Cuaenlairat, Cuaenlairat comú [grup galactotes]
Catalan (Balears): Coadreta
Montenegrin: žbunjar, жбуњар
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): жбуњар
Czech: pěvec ryšavý, pěvec ryšavý [skupina galactotes]
Welsh: Robin gynffon-goch
Danish: Trænattergal, Trænattergal, Europæisk [galactotes Gruppe]
German: Heckensaenger, Heckensänger, Heckensänger [galactotes-Gruppe]
Greek: Κoτσινοαήδονο, Κουφαηδόνι, Κουφαηδόνι [galactotes ομάδα], Κουφαηδόνι [galactotes]
Greek (Cypriot): Κoτσινοαήδονο
English: Common Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin, Rufous Bush Chat, Rufous bush robin, Rufous scrub robin, Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin, Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin, Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin (Rufous-tailed)
English (United Kingdom): Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin, Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin (Rufous-tailed)
English, HBW: Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin (Rufous-tailed)
English (IOC): Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin (Rufous-tailed)
English (Kenya): Rufous Bush Chat, Rufous Bush Chat [galactotes Group]
English (United States): Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin (Rufous-tailed)
Esperanto: Heĝsilvio
Spanish: Alzacola, Alzacola Rojizo, Alzacola Rojizo (grupo galactotes), Alzarola
Spanish (Spain): Alzacola Rojizo, Alzacola rojizo (grupo galactotes)
Spanish (HBW): Alzacola rojizo
Estonian: harilik võsaööbik, Võsaööbik
Basque: Buztantentea [galactotes taldekoa], Cuaenlairat
Persian: دم‌ چتری [galactotes Group], دم‌چتری
Finnish: Ruostepyrstö, ruostepyrstö (grupo galactotes)
French: Agrobate roux
Friulian: rusignûl african
Irish: Torspideog Ruadhonn
Galician: Cuaenlairat , Rousinol do mato, Solitario rubio [grupo galactotes]
Hebrew: חמריה, חמריה חלודת-זנב, חמריה חלודת-זנב (צפונית), חמרייה
Croatian: Živičnjak, Živičnjak (galactodes grupa)
Hungarian: Tüskebujkáló
Armenian: Շակապոչ Սոխակ, Շիկապոչ սոխակ, Շիկապոչ սոխակ (Սովորական)
Icelandic: Glaumgali, Glaumgali [galactotes hópur]
Italian: Usignolo d'Africa, Usignolo d'Africa [gruppo galactotes]
Japanese (romaji): otateyabukomadori
Japanese: オタテヤブコマドリ, オタテヤブコマドリ(galactotes グループ)
Georgian: მაფშალია
Kara-Kalpak: тоғай бүлбүли
Kazakh: орман бұлбұлы, Тоғай бұлбұлы, тоғайбұлбұл
Kirghiz: чыргай булбулу
Scientific: Agrobates galactotes, Cercotrichas galactotes, Cercotrichas galactotes [galactotes Group], Cercotrichas galactotes galactotes, Erythropygia galactotes galactotes, Sylvia galactodes, Sylvia galactotes
Lithuanian: Rudauodegė strazdingala, Rusvoji krūminė liepsnelė, Rusvoji krūminė liepsnelė [galactotes grupė]
Latvian: rudastes strazdīgala
Macedonian: Трнарче
Maltese: Rożinjol tax-Xagħri
Dutch: Rosse Waaierstaart, Rosse Waaierstaart (galactotes groep)
Norwegian Nynorsk: Hekkskvett
Norwegian: Hekksanger, Hekkskvett, hekkskvett (galactotes gr.)
Polish: drozdówka rdzawa, drozdówka rdzawa [gr. galactotes]
Portuguese: rouxinol do mato, Rouxinol-do-mato
Portuguese (Portugal): rouxinol-do-mato [grupo galactotes], Solitário, Solitário (grupo galactotes)
Romansh: luschaina da l'Africa
Romanian: Măcăleandru roşcat
Russian: Соловей тугайный, Тугайный соловей, Тугайный соловей [группа galactotes]
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Rathpenda Chatasikaya
Slovak: Spevák ryšavý, žltorítka ryšavá, žltorítka ryšavá (skup.)
Slovenian: mejacica, mejačica, Mejačica [galactotes]
Serbian: dugorepa grmuša, Žbunjar, Žbunjar (sredozemni)
Swedish: Trädnäktergal, trädnäktergal (galactotes), trädnäktergal [gruppen galactotes]
Swahili: Kurumbiza Kahawiachekundu
Turkmen: tokaý bilbili
Turkish: Çalı Bülbülü, Çalı Bülbülü [galactotes Grubu], çaly bülbülü
Ukrainian: Рудохвостий соловейко, Соловейко рудохвостий, Соловейко рудохвостий [група galactotes]
Uzbek: тўқай булбули
Kalmyk: борлдаш, борылдаш, шар борһуль
Chinese: 棕薮鸲, 棕薮鸲(欧亚)
Chinese (Traditional): 棕藪鴝

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