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Photo by Rajiv Lather
Karnal, India, December 2006

Copsychus fulicatus

Saxicoloides fulicata

Identification

16 cm (6 in); a long tail, generally cocked

Blackish overall plumage
White shoulder patch
Reddish lower belly

Females are dark grey above and paler below

Variations

Female
Photo by ariban
Jaipur, Rajasthan India, June 2010

Males of the northern race S. f. cambaiensis have a grey back and crown.

Distribution

Asia: found in Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka.

Taxonomy

Formerly placed in genus Saxicoloides.

Subspecies

There are 5 subspecies^[1]:

C. f. cambaiensis:

Pakistan to northern and western India and lowlands of Nepal

C. f. erythrurus:

North-eastern India (plains of Bihar and West Bengal)

C. f. intermedius:

Central India (Bombay to Hyderabad and Krishna River)

C. f. fulicatus:

Southern India (Bombay to Mysore and Kerala)

C. f. leucopterus:

Lowlands of Sri Lanka

Immature in neighborhood garden
Photo by Alok Tewari
Faridabad, Haryana, India, June 2011

Habitat

Scrub jungle and other open habitats.

Behaviour

Breeding

The nest in a hole in a wall, tree-stump or bank. The clutch consists of 2-3 creamy-white eggs which rest on a pad of grass lined with feathers or hair. Only the female incubates the eggs.

Diet

Their diet consists of insects such as termites, ants, beetles, flies, caterpillars, grasshoppers, bees and wasps as well as their eggs.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Avibase
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2015)
AvianWeb

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Indian Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Indian_Robin

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+[[Image:Immature_Indian_Robin.JPG|thumb|400px|right|Immature in neighborhood garden<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Faridabad, Haryana, [[India]], June 2011]]
 ==Habitat==
 Scrub jungle and other open habitats.