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Cercotrichas galactotes
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species of bird
OverviewAI-generated
*Cercotrichas galactotes*, commonly known as the Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin, is a species of bird within the family Muscicapidae. It belongs to the genus *Cercotrichas* and was originally described by Temminck in 1820. The organism is classified in the class Aves, order Passeriformes, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. Other common names for this taxon include Alzacola rojizo, Agrobate roux, and Usignolo d'Africa.
The species has a recorded mass of 22.7 and a litter size of 3.5. Its taxonomic range is listed as Burkina Faso. The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Least Concern in 2019. Occurrence records are held by institutions such as RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, YPM, SUI, UWBM, and CUMV, with records also associated with Niger, Iran, Spain, Kenya, and Cameroon.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 95
- With media
- 31
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, YPM, SUI, UWBM, CUMV, SBMNH
- Recorded in
- Niger, Iran, Spain, Kenya, Cameroon, Morocco, Turkey, Israel
Bird sounds
- song· Greece· quality A
- call· Greece· quality A
- song· Greece· quality A
- song· Greece· quality A
via Xeno-canto
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Encyclopedic overview
The rufous-tailed scrub robin (Cercotrichas galactotes) is a medium-sized member of the family Muscicapidae. Other common names include the rufous scrub robin, rufous bush chat, rufous bush robin and the rufous warbler. It breeds around the Mediterranean and east to Pakistan. It also breeds south of the Sahara from the Sahel region east to Somalia; these African birds are sometimes considered to be a separate species, the African scrub robin (C. minor). It is partially migratory, wintering in Africa (Kenya, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia) and India. This is a very rare visitor to northern Europe.
The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. Cercotrichas is from kerkos, "tail" and trikhas, "thrush", and galactotes means resembling milk, from gala, "milk".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cercotrichas galactotes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.