Brown Scrub Robin
Erythropygia signata (Sundevall, 1850)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Erythropygia signata (Sundevall, 1850)
- Name authority
- (Sundevall, 1850)
- Common name
- Brown Scrub Robin
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Erythropygia
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae Fleming, 1822
- genusErythropygia A. Smith, 1836
- speciesErythropygia signata (Sundevall, 1850)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Erythropygia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Miombo Scrub RobinErythropygia barbata (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1870) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-tailed Scrub RobinErythropygia galactotes (Temminck, 1820) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown-backed Scrub RobinErythropygia hartlaubi Reichenow, 1891 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kalahari Scrub RobinErythropygia paena A. Smith, 1836 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Karoo Scrub RobinErythropygia coryphoeus (Vieillot, 1817) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-browed Scrub RobinErythropygia leucophrys (Vieillot, 1817) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Forest Scrub RobinErythropygia leucosticta (Sharpe, 1883) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bearded Scrub RobinErythropygia quadrivirgata (Reichenow, 1879) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cercotrichas signata (Sundevall, 1850) (Sundevall, 1850) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916325 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3BFM6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.