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Erithacus

Genus of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Erithacus (Greek: "robin" (erithacos)[1]) 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.[2]

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Erithacus
Temporal range: Miocene–Recent
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European robin, (Erithacus rubecola)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Erithacus
Cuvier, 1800
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