Indian Robin
Copsychus fulicatus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Indian Robin
The Indian Robin (Copsychus fulicatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Copsychus fulicatus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Indian Robin
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Copsychus fulicatus cambaiensis
- Copsychus fulicatus erythrurus
- Copsychus fulicatus intermedius
- Copsychus fulicatus fulicatus
- Copsychus fulicatus leucopterus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Motacilla fulicata
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Philippines [= Pondichery, vide Stresemann, 1952, Ibis, 94, pp. 515, 520].
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.336
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Kalahari Scrub Robin
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Brown-backed Scrub Robin
Cercotrichas hartlaubi
White-browed Scrub Robin
Cercotrichas leucophrys
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Rufous-tailed Shama
Copsychus pyrropygus
Madagascar Magpie-Robin
Copsychus albospecularis
Seychelles Magpie-Robin
Copsychus sechellarum
Philippine Magpie-Robin
Copsychus mindanensis
White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus
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