Erithacus Explained

Erithacus (Latin: {{Wikt-lang|la|erithacus; Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: {{Wikt-lang|grc|ἐρίθακος (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]

Fossil species

• †Erithacus horusitskyi Kessler & Hir, 2012 (Miocene of Hungary)^[3]
• †Erithacus minor Kessler, 2013 (Pliocene of Hungary)^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Glossary. American Museum of Natural History. https://web.archive.org/web/20211120123130/https://research.amnh.org/paleontology/perissodactyl/concepts/glossary. 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 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.01.028 . 16529957. 2006MolPE..39..899S.
3. Kessler . E. . Hir . J. . The avifauna in North Hungary during the Miocene Part II . Földtani Közlöny . 2012 . 142 . 2 . 149–168 .
4. Kessler . E. . Neogene songbirds (Aves, Passeriformes) from Hungary . Hantkeniana . 2013 .