Indian robin

Saxicoloides fulicatus

The Indian robin (Saxicoloides fulicatus) is a bird found in India and Sri Lanka. Dry farmland, towns and rocky areas across India. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Saxicoloides fulicatus
Region	Asia
Found in	India and Sri Lanka

🏡 Where the Indian robin lives

Dry farmland, towns and rocky areas across India.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs80%
🦎 Reptiles & frogs20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 Males sit on rooftops and flick their tails up.

Hear the Indian robin

Recorded by Uku Paal (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1096425. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Indian robin

Where does the Indian robin live?

The Indian robin lives in India and Sri Lanka. Dry farmland, towns and rocky areas across India.

What does the Indian robin eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), reptiles and frogs (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Indian robin endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.