Erithacus

Erithacus (Latin: erithacus; Greek: ἐρίθακος, translit. eríthakos, lit. "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]

Erithacus Temporal range: Miocene–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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)^[3]
• †Erithacus minor Kessler, 2013 (Pliocene of Hungary)^[4]

References

1. "Glossary. American Museum of Natural History". Archived from the original on 20 November 2021.
2. Seki, Shin-Ichi (2006). "The origin of the East Asian Erithacus robin, Erithacus komadori, inferred from cytochrome b sequence data". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 39 (3): 899–905. Bibcode:2006MolPE..39..899S. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.01.028. PMID 16529957.
3. Kessler, E.; Hir, J. (2012). "The avifauna in North Hungary during the Miocene Part II". Földtani Közlöny. 142 (2): 149–168.
4. Kessler, E. (2013). "Neogene songbirds (Aves, Passeriformes) from Hungary". Hantkeniana.