Indian Robin

Copsychus fulicatus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Muscicapidae
Genus
Copsychus
eBird Code
indrob1

Taxonomy Changes

Saxicoloides fulicatus Copsychus fulicatus

Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.

Vocalizations

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Subspecies (5)

  • Copsychus fulicatus cambaiensis

    Pakistan to northern and western India and lowlands of Nepal

  • Copsychus fulicatus erythrurus

    northeastern India (plains of Bihar and West Bengal)

  • Copsychus fulicatus fulicatus

    southern India (Bombay to Mysore and Kerala)

  • Copsychus fulicatus intermedius

    central India (Bombay to Hyderabad and Krishna River)

  • Copsychus fulicatus leucopterus

    lowlands of Sri Lanka

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.