Erithacus
Erithacus (Latin: erithacus; Greek: ἐρίθακος, translit. eríthakos, lit. "robin" (erithacos)) is a genus of passerine bird that contains a single extant species, the European robin (Erithacus rubecula). The Japanese robin and Ryukyu robin were also placed in this genus (as Erithacus akahige and E. komadori), but were moved to the genus Larvivora in 2006.
| Erithacus Temporal range: | |
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| European robin, (Erithacus rubecula) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Erithacus Cuvier, 1800 |
| Species | |
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Fossil species
- †Erithacus horusitskyi Kessler & Hir, 2012 (Miocene of Hungary)
- †Erithacus minor Kessler, 2013 (Pliocene of Hungary)
References
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