Thrushes (Turdidae)
Indian Robin (Saxicoloides fulicatus) - HBW 10, p. 767
French: Pseudotraquet indien
German: Strauchschmätzer
Spanish: Tarabilla Terrestre
Other common names: Indian Chat(!); Black-backed Robin (nominate); Brown-backed (Indian) Robin (cambaiensis)
Taxonomy: (Motacilla) fulicata Linnaeus, 1766, Philippines; error = Pondicherry, India.
Scutellate tarsi and slightly decurved bill render systematic position of genus uncertain. Races intergrade. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cambaiensis ( Latham, 1790) - Pakistan, N & W India and S Nepal.
- erythrurus ( Lesson, 1831) - NE India.
- intermedius Whistler & Kinnear, 1932 - C India.
- cambaiensis ( Latham, 1790) - Pakistan, N & W India and S Nepal.
- erythrurus ( Lesson, 1831) - NE India.
- intermedius Whistler & Kinnear, 1932 - C India.
- fulicatus ( Linnaeus, 1766) - S India.
- leucopterus ( Lesson, 1840) - Sri Lanka.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Male bird Locality Sultanpur National Park, Haryana, India (ssp cambaiensis )
Anthony Laven 1 August 1994 2 years ago 18 sec 2.5 -
An individual on the ground Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp cambaiensis)
Anna Motis 30 April 2003 9 years ago 22 sec 2.3
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A male singing.
Locality Mudumalai National Park, India (ssp fulicatus)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2009 3 years ago 3.3 -
It's time to bath.Inidan Robin(Female)
Locality Amravati, Amravati District, Amravati Division, Maharashtra, India
Neenad Abhang 8 weeks ago 3.2 -
male on branch
Locality Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad District, Gujarat, India
drshaileshdarjimd 27 February 2012 40 weeks ago 3.2 -
A fledgeling Indian Robin begging for food from the parent.
Locality Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India
Ragoorao 11 June 2011 1 year ago 3.2 -
Just curious
Locality Toranagallu, Bellary District, Karnataka, India
Hermes 12 February 2011 2 years ago 3.2 -
Female Indian Robin perched on a lantana shrub.
Locality Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India
Ragoorao 26 October 2010 2 years ago 3.2
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whistles by male and female, alarm call "chirr" and short song "cheewichwich" by male Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 April 2007 3 years ago 4 -
Several calls of a female with other birds singing on the background.
Locality Bodi Mettu, Theni District, Tamil Nadu, India
(ssp fulicatus)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2009 3 years ago 3
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