• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
Where premium quality meets exceptional value. ZEISS Conquest HDX.

Difference between revisions of "Indian Robin" - BirdForum Opus

Page Discussion
View source History
(→‎External Links: Multiple GSearches combined)
 
(18 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
{{incomplete}}
+
[[Image:2 IRMaaJP.jpg|thumb|550px|right| Adult male<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|drjpmenon|drjpmenon}} <br />Coimbatore, South [[India]], 15 June, 2020]]
−
[[Image:Indian_Robin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Rajiv+Lather|Rajiv Lather}} <br/>Photo taken: [[India]] ]]
+
;[[:Category:Copsychus|Copsychus]] fulicatus
−
[[Image:Female_Indian_Robin.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|ariban|ariban}}<br/>Photo taken: Jaipur, Rajasthan [[India]] ]]
 
−
;[[:Category:Saxicoloides|Saxicoloides]] fulicatus
 
 
''Saxicoloides fulicata''
 
''Saxicoloides fulicata''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
−
19cm long, including the long cocked tail. Black, white shoulder patch and a reddish lower belly. Males of the northern race ''S. f. cambaiensis'' have a grey back and crown. Females are dark grey above and paler below.
+
16 cm (6 in); a long tail, generally cocked
 +
*Blackish overall plumage
 +
*White shoulder patch
 +
*Reddish lower belly<br />
 +
Females are dark grey above and paler below
 +
====Variations====
 +
[[Image:Indian_Robin.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''cambaiensis'' : Adult male<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Rajiv+Lather|Rajiv Lather}} <br />Karnal, [[India]], December 2006]]
 +
Males of the northern race ''S. f. cambaiensis'' have a grey back and crown.  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
−
[[Pakistan]], [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]].
+
[[Asia]]: found in [[Pakistan]], [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]].
  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
−
 
+
Formerly placed in genus [[:Category:Saxicoloides|Saxicoloides]].
 +
====Subspecies====
 +
[[Image:Female_Indian_Robin.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''cambaiensis'' : Female<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|ariban|ariban}}<br />Jaipur, Rajasthan [[India]], 2 June 2010]]
 +
There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 +
*''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]]
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Scrub jungle and other open habitats.
 
Scrub jungle and other open habitats.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
−
It nests in a hole in a wall, tree-stump or bank, laying 2-3 creamy white eggs on a pad of grass lined with feathers or hair. Only the female incubates the eggs.   
+
====Breeding====
 +
[[Image:Immature_Indian_Robin.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''cambaiensis'' : Immature <br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />House garden, Faridabad, Haryana, [[India]], 4 June 2011]]
 +
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.
 +
====Vocalisation====
 +
{{ Audio|indian_robin_call.mp3 }}
 +
 
 +
Recording &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />
 +
House garden, Faridabad, Haryana, [[India]], May-2013<br />
 +
Call given by female while male responding with sharp whistles. The pair was nesting in the neighborhood garden.<br />
 +
In early spring, males develop a lovely song, heard in the recording below :<br />
 +
{{ Audio|indian_robin_song.mp3 }}
 +
 
 +
Recording &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />
 +
Open countryside, Dist. Gurgaon, Haryana, [[India]], Jan-2017
  
−
Diet includes insects.
+
==References==
 +
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Lepage D. (2020) [https://avibase.ca/9006B4EF Avibase]. Retrieved 7 November 2020
 +
#Collar, N. and A. Bonan (2020). Indian Robin (Copsychus fulicatus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.indrob1.01
 +
#AvianWeb
 +
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
−
{{GSearch|Saxicoloides+fulicata}}
+
{{GSearch|"Copsychus fulicatus" {{!}} Saxicoloides fulicata {{!}} "Indian Robin"}}
−
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Saxicoloides]]
+
{{GS-checked}}
 +
<br />
 +
<br />
 +
 
 +
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Copsychus]][[Category:Bird Songs]]

Latest revision as of 20:35, 6 November 2022

Adult male
Photo © by drjpmenon
Coimbatore, South India, 15 June, 2020
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

Subspecies cambaiensis : Adult male
Photo © by Rajiv Lather
Karnal, India, December 2006

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

Subspecies cambaiensis : Female
Photo © by ariban
Jaipur, Rajasthan India, 2 June 2010

There are 5 subspecies[1]:

  • C. f. cambaiensis:
  • 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:

Habitat

Scrub jungle and other open habitats.

Behaviour

Breeding

Subspecies cambaiensis : Immature
Photo © by Alok Tewari
House garden, Faridabad, Haryana, India, 4 June 2011

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.

Vocalisation

Recording © by Alok Tewari
House garden, Faridabad, Haryana, India, May-2013
Call given by female while male responding with sharp whistles. The pair was nesting in the neighborhood garden.
In early spring, males develop a lovely song, heard in the recording below :

Recording © by Alok Tewari
Open countryside, Dist. Gurgaon, Haryana, India, Jan-2017

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Lepage D. (2020) Avibase. Retrieved 7 November 2020
  3. Collar, N. and A. Bonan (2020). Indian Robin (Copsychus fulicatus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.indrob1.01
  4. AvianWeb

Recommended Citation

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.

Retrieved from ‘https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/index.php?title=Indian_Robin&oldid=260650’
Back
Top