Erithacus rubecula [rubecula] (European Robin [rubecula])

European Robin [rubecula]

Erithacus rubecula [rubecula] (= Erithacus rubecula 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 rubecula

Original description

Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.188

Protonym:
Motacilla Rubecula

Type locality:
Europe [= Sweden, vide Linnaeus, 1746, Fauna Svecica, no. 232] .

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/208/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
E68C3C704DDFF00C

Avibase ID:
avibase-E68C3C70

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E68C3C70

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 921029

Geographic range:

Erithacus rubecula [rubecula or sardus]: continental Europe eastward to the Ural Mountains, southward to northern Morocco and western Türkiye; 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: western Siberia (Ural Mountains to Semipalatinsk); winters to Iran
Erithacus rubecula hyrcanus: southeastern Azerbaijan and northern Iran
Erithacus rubecula caucasicus: eastern Türkiye eastward to the Caucasus region
Erithacus rubecula valens: Crimean Peninsula
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
European Robin [rubecula]
French:
Rougegorge familier [rubecula]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): European Robin [rubecula] ( Erithacus rubecula [rubecula])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula [rubecula])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): European Robin [rubecula] ( Erithacus rubecula [rubecula])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Erithacus rubecula

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Abkhazian: аҲӘынүәраҟаҧшь, аҲӘынүәраҧшь
Arabic: أبو الحناء, أبو الحنّاء, أم الحنا
Asturian: Raitán
Azerbaijani: Qafqaz şəfəqbülbülü, Şəfəq bülbülü
Bashkir: сейәбей, таң турғайы
Belarusian: zaranka, заранка, Малiнаўка, Малінаўка
Bulgarian: červenogr"dka, Червеногръдка, Червеногушка
Breton: Ar boc'hruzig rujodenn, boc'hruzig, 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
Montenegrin: crvendać, црвендаћ
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): црвендаћ
Czech: červenka, Cervenka obecná, Červenka obecná, èervenka obecná
Chuvash: хăмла кайăкĕ, чепчен
Welsh: Brongoch, Bronrhuddyn, Bronruddyn, Coch-gam, robin goch
Danish: Rødhals
German: Kehlchen, Rotkehlchen
Greek: [Kοkkinοlaimis], kοkkinοlaimis, Κοκκινολαίμης, Κοτσινολαίμης
Greek (Cypriot): Κοτσινολαίμης
English: Eurasian Robin, European Robin, European Robin [rubecula], European Robin Robin, Robin
Esperanto: Eŭropa ruĝgorĝulo, rubekolo, ruĝgorĝulo
Spanish: Petirro, Petirrojo, Petirrojo Europeo
Spanish (Spain): Petirrojo Europeo
Estonian: Punarind
Basque: Pit-roig , Txantxan, txantxangorri, Txantxangorria
Evenki: тыргалдывун
Persian: سینه‌سرخ
Finnish: Punarinta
Faroese: bringureyði, Reyðbrystingur
French: Rougegorge, Rougegorge familier, Rougegorge familier [rubecula]
Friulian: petarňs, petaròs, scriç
Frisian: readboarstke
Irish: paporroibo, paporrubio, pisco, spideog, Spideóg
Gaelic: Am Brù-Dhearg, Broinn Dearg, Brù-Dhearg
Galician: Paporrubio, Pit-roig
Manx: Cleean Jiarg, Spiitag, spittag
Hebrew: אדום החזה, אדום חזה, אדום־חזה, אדום-חזה
Croatian: Crvendac, Crvendać, crvendrać, Čučka crvendać
Hungarian: Vörösbegy
Armenian: [Arshalusik ], Առշալուսիկ, Արժալուսիկ, Արշալուսիկ
Icelandic: Glóbrystingur
Italian: Pettirosso, Pettirosso comune, Pettirosso europeo
Japanese (romaji): Eoropean Robin, yoaroppakomadori, yōroppa koma-dori, yo-roppakomadori, yoroppa-komadori, 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
Kara-Kalpak: зарянка
Kabardian: бгъэмопэ , бгъэморэ
Mongolian, Halh: өрнийн зээрдомруу, өрнийн зээрдомруут
Kazakh: таңшымшық, Тањшымшық
Kazakh (Transliteration): tañ şımşıq
Korean: 꼬까울새
Korean (Transliteration): kkokka-ul-sae, ömnin zeerd-omruu
Karachay-Balkar: азанчы, азанчыпчыкъ
North Karelian: rušapparintaraššaš
Cornish: Rudhak, rudhek
Kirghiz: таңчы
Scientific: Erithacus rubecula, Erithacus rubecula [rubecula], Erithacus rubecula rubecula, Motacilla Rubecula
Ladino: pietcuecen
Luxembourgish: Routbrëschtchen
Lithuanian: Liepsnele, liepsnelė
Latvian: Sarkankrūtītis, sarkanriklite, sarkanrīklīte
Macedonian: crvenoguška, црвеногушка
Mongolian: Өрнийн зээрдомруу, өрнийн зээрдомруут
Moldavian: Măcăleandru
Maltese: pitirross, pitirrossi
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): өрнийн зээрдомруут
Dutch: Roodborst
Norwegian: Rødkjelk, Rødkjelke, Rødstrupe
Occitan: papach rós, papachrós
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): sinirinta
Polish: Plochacz halny, Płochacz halny, rudzik, Rudzik zwyczajny
Pinyin: ōu-yà qú
Portuguese: pisco de peito riuvo, pisco de peito ruivo, Pisco-de-peito-riuvo, Pisco-de-peito-ruivo
Portuguese (Portugal): Pisco-de-peito-ruivo
Romansh: puppen cotschen, Puppencotschen
Romanian: gusa-rosie, guşă-roşie, loli-kolinaki, lolo-kolinako, Măcăleandru
Russian: zarjanka, Зарянка, Зарянка - Малиновка, Зарянка обыкновенная, Обыкновенная зарянка
Sardinian: Barbarrubia, brabarrùbia, brabarrůbia, Brinci, brinciottu, brinzis cannedda, chirisi, consizeri, criddichiu, ddoddi, fragavinu, furabainzu, Ghiru, giri, grisoi, groddittu, Iscalziruggiu, iscarjrrùbiu, iscarziruju, pettorriruju, pitturrarrùbiu, pitturrarrůbiu, scraxarrùbiu, scraxarrůbiu, tzicchi, vàrvisi
Scots: Broinn dearg, Bru dhearg, brù-dhearg
Northern Sami: guovssoloddi
Slovak: červienka, Červienka obyčajná, slávik červienka, slávik červienka (červienka obyčajná)
Slovenian: tašcica, taščica
Albanian: gushëkuqi
Serbian: crvendac, crvendać, црвендаћ
Swedish: Rödhake
Tajik: нору
Turkmen: kızıgerdan, şapakçy
Turkish: Kızılgerdan, kyzylgerdan, Nar Bülbülü, Таңшымшық
Tatar: кура җиләге чыпчыгы, таң чыпчыгы , шәфәкъ чыпчыгы
Udmurt: люгысэрттӥсь, люгысэстӥсь, мачкись папа, пистрай, покчи шушы, ӟузик, ӟузы, ӟузьы, ӟузюк, эмезь сиись
Ukrainian: vil'šanka, вільшанка, Малинівка
Uzbek: зарянка
Sorbian, Lower: sprjosk
Sorbian, Upper: ročk
Kalmyk: бөөлцмә, торлач, шагшурһа
Chinese: [Ou-ya qu], 欧亚歌鸲, 欧亚鸲
Chinese (Traditional): 歐亞鴝