Listen to the Rufous-tailed scrub robin
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About the Rufous-tailed scrub robin
The Rufous-tailed scrub robin is a bird in the family Muscicapidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 23 g.
What does the Rufous-tailed scrub robin sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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".
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Rufous-tailed scrub robin sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Rufous-tailed scrub robin on this page, including its song. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Rufous-tailed scrub robin endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Rufous-tailed scrub robin as “least concern”.
What family does the Rufous-tailed scrub robin belong to?
The Rufous-tailed scrub robin (Cercotrichas galactotes) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Decentralized… by tsilianidis saky – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Decentralized… by tsilianidis saky – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q607027 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Rufous-tailed scrub robin – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by El Golli Mohamed – CC BY-SA 4.0