Thrushes (Turdidae)
Rufous Scrub-robin (Erythropygia galactotes) - HBW 10, p. 761
French: Agrobate roux
German: Heckensänger
Spanish: Alzacola Rojizo
Other common names: Rufous(-tailed) Bush-robin/Scrub-robin/Bush-chat/Scrub-warbler; Greyish Scrub-robin, Grey-backed Warbler (familiaris); African Scrub-robin (minor/hamertoni)
Taxonomy: Sylvia galactotes Temminck, 1820, Algeciras, southern Spain.
Genus often merged into Cercotrichas. Paler and greyer birds from Transcaspia described as race deserticola; subsumed in familiaris, but possibly merits recognition. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- galactotes ( Temminck, 1820) - S & E Iberia (possibly also S France), N Africa (S to S Algeria), Israel and SW Syria; non-breeding Sahel zone of W Africa.
- syriaca ( Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) - Balkans E to W & S Turkey, W Syria and Lebanon; non-breeding NE & E Africa.
- familiaris ( Ménétriés, 1832) - Transcaucasia, SE Turkey, Iraq and NE & E Arabia E to S Kazakhstan, E Iran, E Afghanistan and W Pakistan; non-breeding NE Africa.
- galactotes ( Temminck, 1820) - S & E Iberia (possibly also S France), N Africa (S to S Algeria), Israel and SW Syria; non-breeding Sahel zone of W Africa.
- syriaca ( Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) - Balkans E to W & S Turkey, W Syria and Lebanon; non-breeding NE & E Africa.
- familiaris ( Ménétriés, 1832) - Transcaucasia, SE Turkey, Iraq and NE & E Arabia E to S Kazakhstan, E Iran, E Afghanistan and W Pakistan; non-breeding NE Africa.
- minor ( Cabanis, 1850) - Senegal and Gambia E to N Somalia.
- hamertoni Ogilvie-Grant, 1906 - E Somalia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A close-up of a parasitized nest, with an adult bird feeding a cuckoo chick Locality Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain (ssp galactotes)
Alberto Saiz 21 June 2005 5 years ago 44 sec 4.9 -
A bird using its bill to move the dirt to find prey Locality Public Gardens, Al Khor, Qatar (ssp familiaris)
Josep del Hoyo 15 May 2008 4 years ago 32 sec 4.8 -
A bird flicking its tail and foraging Locality Public Gardens, Al Khor, Qatar (ssp familiaris)
Josep del Hoyo 15 May 2008 4 years ago 36 sec 4.7 -
A bird in a palm tree and flying away Locality Tata, Guelmim-Es Semara Region, Morocco (ssp galactotes)
Josep del Hoyo 17 May 2006 6 years ago 40 sec 4.1 -
A bird perched on a palm tree, preening Locality Tata, Guelmim-Es Semara Region, Morocco (ssp galactotes)
Josep del Hoyo 17 May 2006 6 years ago 37 sec 4.1 -
An adult singing from overhead wires, in a small wetland adjacent to the Amu Bukhara Canal, near Korovulbazar. Locality Korovulbazar, Bukhara Province, Uzbekistan (ssp familiaris)
Greg Baker 12 May 2008 1 year ago 21 sec 3.8
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Displaying male.
Locality Lesbos Island, North Aegean Region, Greece (ssp syriaca)
odburt 22 May 2009 4 years ago 4.6 -
A male
Locality Andalucia, Spain (ssp galactotes)
CarlosNaza 1 July 2010 2 years ago 4.5 -
abird berched
Locality Sudan
mohammmmad alamin khogaly... 14 weeks ago 4.5 -
A female
Locality Andalucia, Spain (ssp galactotes)
CarlosNaza 1 July 2010 2 years ago 4.4 -
Adult Male in East River, near Skala Kallonis.
Locality Skala Kallonis, Lesbos Island, North Aegean Region, Greece
Paul Cools 24 May 2008 33 weeks ago 4.3 -
Mouth open trying to get cool in out hot climate
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Al Rayyan, Qatar
John A Thompson 9 May 2010 3 years ago 4.3
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A male giving verses of song whilst foraging Locality Ayvalik, Balikesir Province, Turkey
(ssp syriaca)
Stuart Fisher 17 June 2008 3 years ago 3
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