Rufous-breasted Bush Robin - BirdForum Opus

Male
Photo by BIJ
Dulongjiang Valley, West Yunnan, China, March 2016

Tarsiger hyperythrus

Identification

12–13 cm (4¾-5 in)

• Blue upperparts and chin
• Paler blue broad supercilium and forehead
• Chestnut underparts

Distribution

Asia: found in the Himalayas (north-eastern India, south-eastern Tibet and southern China); winters to Myanmar

Taxonomy

Female
Photo by BIJ
Dulongjiang Valley, West Yunnan, China, February 2016

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

They breed in mixed conifer forests, which also contains tree rhododendron.

Behaviour

Diet

They feed on the ground, mostly eating insects.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2016)

• List of references

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• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rufous-breasted Bush Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-breasted_Bush_Robin

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