European Robin

Erithacus rubecula - Rougegorge familier

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Muscicapidés
Genus
:
Erithacus
Species
:
rubecula

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 14 cm
Wingspan
: 20 à 22 cm.
Weight
: 16 à 22 g

Longevity

15 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.

Subspecific information 9 subspecies

Erithacus rubecula rubecula (continental Europe to Ural Mts., w Turkey, islands in e Atlantic and nw Morocco)
Erithacus rubecula melophilus (British Isles)
Erithacus rubecula superbus (Tenerife I.. c Canary Islands.)
Erithacus rubecula marionae (Gran Canaria I.. c Canary Islands.)
Erithacus rubecula witherbyi (n Algeria and n Tunisia)
Erithacus rubecula valens (s Crimea. s Ukraine.)
Erithacus rubecula caucasicus (e Turkey and the Caucasus)
Erithacus rubecula hyrcanus (se Azerbaijan and n Iran)
Erithacus rubecula tataricus (Ural Mts. and sw Siberia)

Foreign names

Rougegorge familier,
Petirrojo europeo,
pisco-de-peito-ruivo,
Rotkehlchen,
vörösbegy,
Roodborst,
Pettirosso,
rödhake,
Rødstrupe,
červienka obyčajná,
červenka obecná,
Rødhals,
punarinta,
pit-roig,
Glóbrystingur,
rudzik,
sarkanrīklīte,
taščica,
Зарянка,
ヨーロッパコマドリ,
欧亚鸲,
歐亞歌鴝,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Boreal, Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Shrubland : Boreal, Temperate, Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation ; Grassland : Temperate ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas

Geographic range

Illustration

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Sources of information

IOC World Bird List (v11.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2019.

Other sources of interest