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The Siberian blue robin (Larvivora cyane) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classified as a member of the thrush family, Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to belong to the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae.
A slender, long-legged songbird with a “crouched” profile. Adult male is unmistakable, with blue upperparts and snow-white belly separated by black running from the eye to the bend of the wing. Female warm brown with blue-tinted rump and whitish underparts. Juvenile resembles female but grayer above.
Siberian Blue Robin. Range: Found from eastern Russia, northeast China, Japan to Korea and winter to southern China, Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: bochaiensis, cyane, nechaevi. Identification: Male has dark blue upperparts, white underparts and pinkish legs.
Mar 4, 2020 · Siberian Blue Robin (Larvivora cyane), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.sibrob.01
Learn about the Siberian blue robin, a small passerine bird that belongs to the Old World flycatcher family. Find out its geographic range, lifestyle, diet, population status and more on Animalia.bio.
Siberian Blue Robin. Larvivora cyane (Pallas, 1776) 11120. Family: Passeriformes > Muscicapidae. The name says it all; this small blue and white robin breeds in dense scrub in eastern Siberia, and is an extremely rare visitor to Britain, with just a couple of records.
Larvivora. Specific Epithet. cyane (Pallas, 1776) Synonym. Luscinia cyane (Pallas, 1776) Common Name. Murai Biru Siberia (Malay) Murai Siberia (Malay) Siberian Blue Robin (English)
