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Irania gutturalis

White-throated Robin, Durnalık (Turkey), 13-May-10

Irania gutturalis

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Parvordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Muscicapoidea
Familia: Muscicapidae
Genus: Irania
Species: Irania gutturalis

Name

Irania gutturalis (Guerin-Meneville, 1843)

Vernacular names
Internationalization
Deutsch: Weisskehlsänger
Ελληνικά: Λευκόλαιμο Αηδόνι
English: White-throated robin
Français: Iranie à gorge blanche


Reference

Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 6 p.162

The White-throated Robin (Irania gutturalis)[1] is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, family Muscicapidae. It, and similar small European species, are often called chats.

Description

This species is larger than the European Robin, having a length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in) and a wingspan of 28 centimetres (11 in).[2] The breeding male has lead-grey upperparts, a black face with a white throat and supercilium, and orange underparts. The tail is black, as is the strong bill. The male's song is a fast twittering given from a bush or in flight. The call of this species is a chis-it like Pied Wagtail. Females are plainer, mainly grey apart from a black tail, hints of orange on the flanks, and some white throat streaks.

It is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in south west Asia from Turkey to Afghanistan and wintering in east Africa. This species is a very rare vagrant to Europe. It will also eat fruit during the autumn.[2]

It breeds in dry rocky slopes with some bushes, often at some altitude. The White-throated Robin nests in a shrub, laying 4-5 eggs.

References

^ ITIS.gov
^ a b BirdFacts British Trust for Ornithology

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