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| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:2 IRMaaJP.jpg|thumb|550px|right| Adult male<br />Photo © by {{user|drjpmenon|drjpmenon}} <br />Coimbatore, South [[India]], 15 June, 2020]] |
;[[:Category:Copsychus|Copsychus]] fulicatus | ;[[:Category:Copsychus|Copsychus]] fulicatus | ||
''Saxicoloides fulicata'' | ''Saxicoloides fulicata'' | ||
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Females are dark grey above and paler below | Females are dark grey above and paler below | ||
====Variations==== | ====Variations==== | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Indian_Robin.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''cambaiensis'' : Adult male<br />Photo © 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. | Males of the northern race ''S. f. cambaiensis'' have a grey back and crown. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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Formerly placed in genus [[:Category:Saxicoloides|Saxicoloides]]. | Formerly placed in genus [[:Category:Saxicoloides|Saxicoloides]]. | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Female_Indian_Robin.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''cambaiensis'' : Female<br />Photo © by {{user|ariban|ariban}}<br />Jaipur, Rajasthan [[India]], 2 June 2010]] | ||
There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''C. f. cambaiensis'': | *''C. f. cambaiensis'': | ||
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*''C. f. leucopterus'': | *''C. f. leucopterus'': | ||
:*Lowlands of [[Sri Lanka]] | :*Lowlands of [[Sri Lanka]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Scrub jungle and other open habitats. | Scrub jungle and other open habitats. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | [[Image:Immature_Indian_Robin.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''cambaiensis'' : Immature <br />Photo © 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. | 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==== | ====Diet==== | ||
Their diet consists of insects such as termites, ants, beetles, flies, caterpillars, grasshoppers, bees and wasps as well as their eggs. | Their diet consists of insects such as termites, ants, beetles, flies, caterpillars, grasshoppers, bees and wasps as well as their eggs. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| − | + | {{ Audio|indian_robin_call.mp3 }} | |
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| − | Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> | + | Recording © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> |
| − | Faridabad, Haryana, [[India]], May-2013<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 /> | 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 /> | In early spring, males develop a lovely song, heard in the recording below :<br /> | ||
| − | + | {{ Audio|indian_robin_song.mp3 }} | |
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| − | Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> | + | Recording © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> |
| − | Dist. Gurgaon, Haryana, [[India]], Jan-2017 | + | Open countryside, Dist. Gurgaon, Haryana, [[India]], Jan-2017 |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{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 | #AvianWeb | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Robin | + | {{GSearch|"Copsychus fulicatus" {{!}} Saxicoloides fulicata {{!}} "Indian Robin"}} |
| + | {{GS-checked}} | ||
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| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Copsychus | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Copsychus]][[Category:Bird Songs]] |
Latest revision as of 20:35, 6 November 2022
- 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
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:
- 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
Scrub jungle and other open habitats.
Behaviour
Breeding
Subspecies cambaiensis : Immature
Photo © by Alok Tewari
House garden, Faridabad, Haryana, India, 4 June 2011
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
- 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/
- Lepage D. (2020) 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
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
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
