- Siberian Blue Robin
Taxobox
name = Siberian Blue Robin
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia =Muscicapidae
genus = "Luscinia "
species = "L. cyane"
binomial = "Luscinia cyane"
binomial_authority = (Pallas,1776 )The Siberian Blue Robin, "Luscinia cyane, " is a small
passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be anOld World flycatcher , family Muscicapidae. It, and similar smallEurope an species, are often called chats. Recent research suggests that this species is one of some East Asian "Luscinia"s which should be classified in a newgenus together with the Japanese andRyūkyū Robin s. [ cite journal | last =Seki | first =Shin-Ichi| year =2006| title =The origin of the East Asian "Erithacus" robin, "Erithacus komadori", inferred from cytochrome "b" sequence data | journal = Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution| volume =39 | issue =3 | pages =899–905 | doi = 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.01.028]It is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in eastern
Asia across toJapan . It winters in southeast Asia andIndonesia .The breeding habitat is
conifer ous forest with dense undergrowth, often beside rivers or at woodland edges. It feeds on the ground but is veryskulking . In winter, this bird also tends to stay in dense vegetation.This species is larger than the
European Robin . The breeding male is unmistakable with blue upperparts and white underparts. The female is much drabber, with brown upperparts and whitish underparts. Her dark eye stands out against the paler brown face.This species is a very rare vagrant to
Europe , and has vagrant status even as far east asIndia .References
* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.