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 2 years ago 1 min 4.8 -
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 2 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 2 years ago 38 sec 4.5 -
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 1 year ago 23 sec 4.4 -
Alerted male and female on branch in winter snow Locality Rokko Mountain Range, Hyogo Prefecture, Honshu, Japan
Charles McHugh 11 February 2011 1 year ago 51 sec 4.3 -
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 1 year ago 21 sec 4.3
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Red-flanked bluetail Perched on Branch
Locality Shetland Islands, Scotland, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
James Wood 15 October 2010 1 year ago 4.6 -
ルリビタキ（瑠璃鶲、Tarsiger cyanurus、英名:Red-flanked bluetail ）
Locality Japan
Ksan 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.6 -
Perched on branch
Locality Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 21 February 2010 1 year ago 4.4 -
On Chilbaldo island
Locality Heuksan-do Island, Jeollan Province, South Korea
Rémi Bigonneau 13 November 2011 12 weeks ago 4 -
A front view of an adult male on a branch.
Locality Valinku River Fishing Camp, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp cyanurus)
Josep del Hoyo 17 June 2009 1 year ago 4 -
A frontal view of a male.
Locality Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh, India
J.M. Garg 11 May 2007 2 years ago 4
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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 1 year ago 4 -
A bird singing. Locality Narankavaara, Oulu Province, Finland
José Luis Copete 1 July 2008 2 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 1 year ago 3
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