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194. White-throated Robin Irania guturralis Hvidstrubet Nattergal
2005: 22.5 4 Isikli - 22.5 12 Durnalik.
2006: 21.5 2 males Halikisla – 24.5 10 Nemrut Dagi.
2007: 16.5 1 male Demirkazik – 23.5 1 female Karadut – 23.5 8 Nemrut Dagi – 24.5 1 Karadut -
24.5 10 Nemrut Dagi.
Locally common throughout S and E Turkey, mainly 1000-2200 m. in hilly areas with lush
vegetations, scrubs and patches of trees, such as orchards, growth and decidious forest with large
trees (esp. Oaks). Locally in dense scrub in wadis and hill-sides.
Song is strong, lika an up-speeded large Sylvia-warbler (“an excited speaker having 2-3 Red Bulls
before performing”), often includes repeted, thrush-like imitations. Often sings for long intervals in
dense tree-crowns; prefers oaks.
195. Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus samaisicus Rødstjert
2005: 14.5 1 male Kalki Dag.
2006: 20.5 1 male Cam Gecedi – 22.5 1 male Gulicar.
2007: 19.5 3 Cam Gecedi (one nesting i nest-box, see Krüper´s Nuthatch).
Ssp. samaisicus is characterized by a wide, white secondary patch, being most distint in males,
which generally shown brigher red plumage parts than in nominate form (own studies, Israel in
spring).
196. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros (ochruros/semirufus) Husrødstjert
2005: 14.5 10 Demirkazik - 14.5 3 Kalki Dag - 16.5 1 male Ovitdagi Gecedi - 16.5 male semirufus
and female Sivri Kaya - 19.5 7 Ishak Pasa - 19.5 2 Gulicar (ochruros) - 19.5 2 Ishak Pasa.
2006: 16.5 10 Cimbar Bogazi, Demirkazik – 16.5 8 Kalki Dag – 18.5 1 male ochruros Gelinkaya –
18.5 1 Ispir-Ovitdagi Gecedi – 19.5 1 Sivri Kaya – 21.5 4 Ishak Pasa – 22.5 2 males Ishak Pasa (of
which one semirufus) – 22.3 3 (of which one male semirufus) Tendürük Gecedi.
2007: 15.5 2 Demirkazik – 16.5 5 Cimbar Bogazi, Demirkazik – 18.5 2 males Maden Köprubasi-
Ovitdagi Gecedi – 19.5 1 male Cam Gecedi – 20.5 1 male Tendürek Gecedi. – 20.5 5 Sogoksu –
20.5 1 Gülizar – 20.5 1 Ishak Pasa – 21.5 3 Tendürek Gecedi (one semirufus) – 21.5 10 Sogoksu
(one semirufus) – 21.5 6 (one semirufus) Serpmetas. Ochruros if nothing other is mentioned.
Two taxa occurs. The majority are ochruros, but a few males semirufus with red belly sharply
offset from blackish breast observed, especially in the Far East; intergrated noted throughout.
Ochruros (Central and E Turkey) male blackish with greyer crown to hindneck and red confined to
hindbelly and under tail-coverts, diffusely offset from greyish-black belly. May exhibit a slight
paler panel across secondaries (generally more pronounced in European populations).
Semirufus (Middle East) Similar to ochruros, but males have brownish-red belly to undertailcoverts,
belly sharply offset from blackish breast. Cap greyish, upperparts dull blackish.
(Phoenicuroides (N and E Central Asia) blacker in breast and upperparts with rather sharply defined
greyish cap. Belly to under tail-coverts red, sharply offset from black breast (Svensson 1992).
Similar to semirufus, but in average slightly larger.
Note: Rufiventris (N Iran and eastwards to Himalaya and China) often noted as very similar to
phoenicuroides. However, in many birds from North India (Rhajastan) and Nepal males head and
upperparts typically much blacker with a bluish tinge and very deep red underparts and tail (could
be mistaken for one of the blue flycatchers in sharp sunlight!) and often found in different habitat
such as dense woodlands (own. obs., India and Nepal). Birds with duller plumage and greyishtinged
crown the most regular in desert areas in NW India (Gujarat and the Thar Desert, W
Rhajastan), and are probably phoenicuroides.