White-tailed Robin - BirdForum Opus

Male
Photo © by cskhaw
Cameron highland, Malaysia, September 2004

Myiomela leucura

Cinclidium leucurum

Identification

17–19 cm (6¾-7½ in)

• Blue black
• Cobalt blue forehead and shoulder patch
• White patches in tail
• Black bill and iris
  

Female: brown; thin white throat band

Distribution

Female
Photo © by paux
Nonggang, Guangxi, China, October 2018

Asia: China, Tibet, Nepal, India, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• M. l. leucura:

• Mountains of Nepal to Myanmar, south-western China, Indochina and Malaysia

• M. l. cambodiana:

• Southern Cambodia (Chaine de l'Éléphant)

• M. l. montium:

• Mountains of Taiwan

Placed in genus Cinclidium by Clements.

Habitat

Dense undergrowth of moist evergreen broadleaf montain rainforest in middle-high elevations; near running water.

Behaviour

A very restive forest bird.

Diet

The diet includes insects and berries.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Birding in Taiwan#
4. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-tailed Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-tailed_Robin

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