Thrushes (Turdidae)
Orange-flanked Bush-robin (Tarsiger cyanurus) - HBW 10, p. 754
French: Rossignol à flancs roux
German: Blauschwanz
Spanish: Ruiseñor Coliazul
Other common names: Red-flanked Bluetail/Bush-robin, Blue-tailed Robin, (Siberian) Bluestart
Taxonomy: Motacilla Cyanurus Pallas, 1773, Yenisey, Russia.
Genus sometimes merged into Luscinia, occasionally into Erithacus. Race rufilatus rather distinctive in both plumage and voice, possibly better treated as a separate species. Proposed race pallidior (NW Himalayas) synonymized with latter. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cyanurus (Pallas, 1773) - Finland and NW Russia, and from Ural Mts E to Kamchatka, S to N Mongolia, Japan and NE China; non-breeding S & SE Asia.
- rufilatus (Hodgson, 1845) - NW, C & E Himalayas E to C & S China, probably also N Myanmar; non-breeding also Indochina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A close view of a bird (either a female or a 1st-winter male) perched on a branch. Locality Zandvoort, North Holland Province, Netherlands (ssp cyanurus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 8 January 2007 3 years ago 1 min 4.8 -
An adult male calling and changing branches. Locality Valinku River Fishing Camp, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp cyanurus)
Josep del Hoyo 17 June 2009 3 years ago 23 sec 4.6 -
Several views of a female-plumaged bird on several different perches. Locality Zandvoort, North Holland Province, Netherlands (ssp cyanurus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 8 January 2007 3 years ago 54 sec 4.6 -
An excited female-plumaged bird on a twig, looking around. Locality Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen, Zandvoort, North Holland Province, Netherlands (ssp cyanurus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 8 January 2007 3 years ago 38 sec 4.5 -
A male perched, turning around, flicking its tail and flying away. Locality Shiotsubo Onsen Hotel, Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Honshu, Japan (ssp cyanurus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2010 2 years ago 21 sec 4.4 -
Alerted male and female on branch in winter snow Locality Rokko Mountain Range, Hyogo Prefecture, Honshu, Japan (ssp cyanurus)
Charles McHugh 11 February 2011 2 years ago 51 sec 4.4
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Red-flanked bluetail Perched on Branch
Locality Shetland Islands, Scotland, Great Britain
James Wood 15 October 2010 2 years ago 4.6 -
We got this colorful bird during our small trek near Bhim Tal (near Sat tal) while we were on the lookout for fork tails. Though
Locality Sat Tal, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (ssp rufilatus)
Subramanya_CK 15 March 2010 38 weeks ago 4.5 -
Perched on log
Locality Hong Kong
wilsondring 16 December 2012 20 weeks ago 4.4 -
ルリビタキ（瑠璃鶲、Tarsiger cyanurus、英名:Red-flanked bluetail ）
Locality Japan
Ksan 1 year ago 4.4 -
Perched on branch
Locality Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 21 February 2010 3 years ago 4.4 -
Nice views of this winterplumage rarity.
Locality Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen, Zandvoort, North Holland Province, Netherlands
Paul Cools 14 November 2008 29 weeks ago 4.3
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An adult male calling repeatedly.
Locality Valinku River Fishing Camp, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia
(ssp cyanurus)
Josep del Hoyo 17 June 2009 3 years ago 4 -
A bird singing. Locality Narankavaara, Oulu Province, Finland
José Luis Copete 1 July 2008 3 years ago 3.5 -
Whisled and harsh calls of a female.
Locality Khasyn River, Magadan Oblast, Eastern Russia, Russia
Josep del Hoyo 30 June 2009 2 years ago 3
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