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Alternative names: White-bellied Shortwing
- Sholicola albiventris
Identification
14 cm
- Dark slaty-blue head, breast and upperparts
- Whitish brow over black lores
- Blue-grey flanks and clear-cut white belly and vent
Distribution
An Indian endemic, only found in the Nilgiri Hills (south of Palghat Gap) in the southwest of the subcontinent.
Taxonomy
Two subspecies recognized:
- S. a. albiventris
- Southern western Ghats (south of the Palghat Gap) in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, southern India
- S. a. ashambuensis
- Southernmost Western Ghats (Ashambu Hills), southern India
It was formerly considered conspecific with Nilgiri Blue Robin.
Formerly placed in genus Brachypteryx.
Habitat
Evergreen and shola forests near streams, also pine, wattle and tea plantations near shola forests.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Rasmussen, PC and JC Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334672
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) White-bellied Blue Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-bellied_Blue_Robin}
