Thrushes (Turdidae)
Japanese Robin (Luscinia akahige) - HBW 10, p. 753
French: Rossignol akahigé
German: Rostkehlnachtigall
Spanish: Ruiseñor Japonés
Taxonomy: Sylvia akahige Temminck, 1835, Hondo Japan.
Often placed in genus Erithacus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- akahige ( Temminck, 1835) - Sakhalin, S Kuril Is and Japan; non-breeding SE China and Taiwan.
- tanensis ( Nagamichi Kuroda, 1923) - Izu Is and islands off S Kyushu, in Japan.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on the ground. Locality Inogashira Park Zoo, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan (ssp akahige)
Josep del Hoyo 12 February 2010 2 years ago 35 sec 3.5
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Male, passenger, taken at Yehliu, Taipei County.
Locality Taiwan
alder 19 November 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
Bird perched near forest floor
Locality Hachijojima, Izu Islands, Japan (ssp tanensis)
Desmond Allen 1 May 2000 20 weeks ago 2.3
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bird singing in forest with stream Locality Hachijojima, Izu Islands, Japan
(ssp tanensis)
Desmond Allen 1 May 2000 2 years ago 4
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