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 4 years ago 44 sec 5 -
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 3 years ago 32 sec 4.6 -
A bird flicking its tail and foraging Locality Public Gardens, Al Khor, Qatar (ssp familiaris)
Josep del Hoyo 15 May 2008 3 years ago 36 sec 4.5 -
A bird in a palm tree and flying away Locality Tata, Guelmim-Es Semara Region, Morocco (ssp galactotes)
Josep del Hoyo 17 May 2006 5 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 5 years ago 37 sec 3.6 -
A bird on the ground flicking its tail Locality Dywidag Compound, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia (ssp syriaca)
Tom Tarrant 1992 6 years ago 33 sec 3.6
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Displaying male.
Locality Lesbos, Greece (ssp syriaca)
odburt 22 May 2009 2 years ago 4.6 -
A male
Locality Andalucia, Spain (ssp galactotes)
CarlosNaza 1 July 2010 1 year ago 4.5 -
A female
Locality Andalucia, Spain (ssp galactotes)
CarlosNaza 1 July 2010 1 year ago 4.3 -
Mouth open trying to get cool in out hot climate
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Qatar
John A Thompson 9 May 2010 1 year ago 4.3 -
on a branch
Locality Wadi Meitzar, Golan Heights, Israel
Lior Kislev 10 September 2009 6 weeks ago 4.2 -
a passage migrant in this region
Locality Jeddah, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia (ssp syriacus)
ammadoux 15 August 2010 1 year ago 3.9
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A male giving verses of song whilst foraging Locality Ayvalik, Balikesir Province, Turkey
(ssp syriaca)
Stuart Fisher 17 June 2008 2 years ago 3
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