Siberian Rubythroat

Siberian Rubythroat

Taxobox
name = Siberian rubythroat


image_caption = "Luscinia calliope" male
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Muscicapidae
genus = "Luscinia"
species = "L. calliope"
binomial = "Luscinia calliope"
binomial_authority = (Pallas, 1776)

The Siberian Rubythroat, "Luscinia calliope", 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 an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It, and similar small European species, are often called chats.

It is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in mixed coniferous forest with undergrowth in Siberia. It nests near the ground. It winters in India and Indonesia.

The Siberian Rubythroat is slightly larger than the European Robin. It is plain brown above except for the distinctive black tail with red side patches. It has a strong white supercilium.

The male has a red throat edged with a narrow black and then a broad white border. It has a strong white supercilium. Females lack the brightly coloured throat and borders.

The male has a song like a harder version of the Garden Warbler.

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern


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