European Robin Erithacus rubecula Scientific name definitions
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- Names (53)
- Subspecies (9)
Nigel Collar
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 12, 2013
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Species names in eBird-supported languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Gushëkuqi |
| Arabic | حِنّائِيٌ أَوْرُوبِيٌ |
| Armenian | Արշալուսիկ |
| Asturian | Raitán européu |
| Azerbaijani | Şəfəq bülbülü |
| Basque | Txantxangorria |
| Bulgarian | Червеногръдка |
| Catalan | pit-roig |
| Chinese (SIM) | 欧亚鸲 |
| Croatian | crvendać |
| Czech | červenka obecná |
| Danish | Rødhals |
| Dutch | Roodborst |
| English | European Robin |
| English (AVI) | European Robin |
| English (United States) | European Robin |
| Estonian | punarind |
| Faroese | Bringureyði |
| Finnish | punarinta |
| French | Rougegorge familier |
| Galician | Paporrubio |
| Georgian | გულწითელა |
| German | Rotkehlchen |
| Greek | Κοκκινολαίμης |
| Hebrew | אדום חזה |
| Hungarian | Vörösbegy |
| Icelandic | Glóbrystingur |
| Italian | Pettirosso |
| Japanese | ヨーロッパコマドリ |
| Kazakh | Таңшымшық |
| Korean | 꼬까울새 |
| Kyrgyz | Таңчымчык |
| Latvian | Sarkanrīklīte |
| Lithuanian | Liepsnelė |
| Mongolian | Өрнийн зээрд омруут |
| Norwegian | rødstrupe |
| Persian | سینهسرخ اروپایی |
| Polish | rudzik |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pisco-de-peito-ruivo |
| Portuguese (RAA) | Vinagreira |
| Portuguese (RAM) | Papinho |
| Romanian | Măcăleandru |
| Russian | Зарянка |
| Serbian | Crvendać |
| Slovak | červienka obyčajná |
| Slovenian | Taščica |
| Spanish | Petirrojo Europeo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Petirrojo europeo |
| Swedish | rödhake |
| Tajik | Синасурх |
| Turkish | Kızılgerdan |
| Ukrainian | Вільшанка |
| Welsh | robin goch |
Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Motacilla Rubecula
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.188.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Europe [= Sweden, vide Linnaeus, 1746, Fauna Svecica, no. 232] .
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- ERITHACUS
- erithacus
- rubecula
- Rubecula
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Erithacus rubecula melophilus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
British Isles; non-breeding also southwestern Europe.
Erithacus rubecula melophilus Hartert, 1901
PROTONYM:
Erithacus rubecula melophilus
Hartert, 1901. Novitates Zoologicae 8 (3), p.317.
TYPE LOCALITY:
British Isles ; restricted to Hertfordshire by Lack, 1946, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, 66, p. 62.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- ERITHACUS
- erithacus
- rubecula
- Rubecula
- melophilus
- Melophilus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Erithacus rubecula rubecula Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Western Europe, northwestern Morocco, Azores, Madeira and western Canary Islands.
Erithacus rubecula rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Motacilla Rubecula
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.188.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Europe [= Sweden, vide Linnaeus, 1746, Fauna Svecica, no. 232] .
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- ERITHACUS
- erithacus
- rubecula
- Rubecula
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Erithacus rubecula tataricus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Urals and southwestern Siberia; non-breeding southwestern Asia.
Erithacus rubecula tataricus Grote, 1928
PROTONYM:
Erithacus rubecula tataricus
Grote, 1928. Ornithologische Monatsberichte 36, p.52.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Orenbourg District, Urals.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- ERITHACUS
- erithacus
- rubecula
- Rubecula
- tatarica / tataricus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Erithacus rubecula superbus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Central Canary Islands (Tenerife).
Erithacus rubecula superbus Koenig, 1889
PROTONYM:
Erithacus superbus
Koenig, 1889. Journal für Ornithologie 37. Jahrgang, Vierte Folge, 17. Band, II. Heft, No. 186, p.183.
TYPE LOCALITY:
higher region of Teneriffe.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- ERITHACUS
- erithacus
- rubecula
- Rubecula
- superba / superbus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Erithacus rubecula marionae Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Central Canary Islands (Gran Canaria).
Erithacus rubecula marionae Dietzen et al., 2015
PROTONYM:
Erithacus rubecula marionae
Dietzen et al., 2015. The Open Ornithology Journal 8, 39-42.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- ERITHACUS
- erithacus
- rubecula
- Rubecula
- marionae
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Erithacus rubecula witherbyi Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Northern Algeria and northern Tunisia.
Erithacus rubecula witherbyi Hartert, 1910
PROTONYM:
Erithacus rubecula witherbyi
Hartert, 1910. Die Vögel der paläarktischen Fauna. Systematische Übersicht der in Europa, Nord-Asien und der Mittelmeerregion vorkommenden Vögel Band I Heft VI, p.753.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Hamman R'Hira, north Algeria.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- ERITHACUS
- erithacus
- rubecula
- Rubecula
- witherbyi
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Erithacus rubecula valens Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Southern Crimea.
Erithacus rubecula valens Portenko, 1954
PROTONYM:
Erithacus rubecula valens
Portenko, 1954. Ptitsy Sovietskogo Soyuza 3 (no. 54), p.193.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Crimea.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- ERITHACUS
- erithacus
- rubecula
- Rubecula
- valens
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Erithacus rubecula caucasicus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Eastern Turkey east to the Caucasus region.
Erithacus rubecula caucasicus Buturlin, 1907
PROTONYM:
Erithacus rubecula caucasicus
Buturlin, 1907. Ornithologische Monatsberichte 15, p.9.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Caucasus and Transcaucasus.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- ERITHACUS
- erithacus
- rubecula
- Rubecula
- caucasica / caucasicus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Erithacus rubecula hyrcanus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Southeastern Azerbaijan and northern Iran; non-breeding also Middle East.
Erithacus rubecula hyrcanus Blanford, 1874
PROTONYM:
Erithacus hyrcanus
Blanford, 1874. Ibis (3) 4 (13), p.79.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Ghilan Province, Persia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- ERITHACUS
- erithacus
- rubecula
- Rubecula
- hyrcana / hyrcanus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the European Robin
