Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin

Cercotrichas galactotes - Agrobate roux

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Muscicapidés
Genus
:
Cercotrichas
Species
:
galactotes

Descriptor

Temminck, 1820

Biometrics

Size
: 15 cm
Wingspan
: 22 à 27 cm.
Weight
: 20 à 25 g

Longevity

7 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas galactotes) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Cercotrichas galactotes galactotes (Iberian Pen., n Africa, Israel and sw Syria)
Cercotrichas galactotes syriaca (Balkans to w and s Turkey, w Syria and Lebanon)
Cercotrichas galactotes familiaris (se Turkey, Iraq and n and ne Arabia to s Kazakhstan, e Afghanistan and w Pakistan)
Cercotrichas galactotes minor (Senegal and Gambia to n Somalia)
Cercotrichas galactotes hamertoni (e Somalia)

Foreign names

Agrobate roux,
Alzacola rojizo,
rouxinol-do-mato-ruivo,
Heckensänger,
tüskebujkáló,
Rosse Waaierstaart,
Usignolo d'Africa,
trädnäktergal,
Hekkskvett,
žltorítka ryšavá,
pěvec ryšavý,
Trænattergal,
ruostepyrstö,
cuaenlairat comú,
Glaumgali,
drozdówka rdzawa,
rudastes strazdīgala,
mejačica,
Тугайный соловей,
オタテヤブコマドリ,
棕薮鸲,
trädnäktergal,
棕藪鴝,

Voice song and call

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas