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[1] This is a list of the bird species recorded in the country of Georgia in the Caucasus. The avifauna of Georgia includes 412 species, according to the latest update. [2]The taxonomic treatment of this list (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of International Ornithological Committee (IOC) World Bird ...
The brown thrasher is the state bird of Georgia. This list of birds of Georgia includes species documented in the U.S. state of Georgia and accepted by the Checklist and Records Committee of the Georgia Ornithological Society (GOSRC). As of August 2020, there are 427 species definitively included in the official list.
The American robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin [3] because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the Old World flycatcher family. The American robin is ...
The term robin is also applied to some birds in other families with red or orange breasts. These include the American robin (Turdus migratorius, a thrush) and the Australasian robins of the family Petroicidae, the relationships of which are unclear. Other older English names for the bird include ruddock and robinet.
The smallest of the red robins, the red-capped robin is 10.5–12.5 cm (4.1–4.9 in) long with a wingspan of 15–19.5 cm (5.9–7.7 in), and weighs around 7–9 g (0.25–0.31 oz). Males and females are of similar size. It has longer legs than the other robins of the genus Petroica. The male has a distinctive scarlet cap and breast.
Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae; Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including: European robin (Erithacus rubecula) Bush-robin; Forest robin; Magpie-robin; Scrub-robin; Robin-chat; Bagobo robin; White-starred robin; White-throated robin; Blue-fronted robin; Larvivora (6 species ...
The white-breasted robin (Eopsaltria georgiana) is a passerine bird in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae and the yellow robin genus Eopsaltria. Occasionally it is placed in the genus Quoyornis Mathews, 1912. It is endemic to southwestern Australia. Unlike many other Australian robins, it lacks bright colours in its plumage, being a ...
At 13–14 cm long and 10–18 g weight, the red-flanked bluetail is similar in size and weight to the common redstart and slightly smaller (particularly with a slimmer build) than the European robin. As the name implies, both sexes have a blue tail and rump, and orange-red flanks; they also have a white throat and greyish-white underparts, and ...