Thrushes (Turdidae)
Ryukyu Robin (Luscinia komadori) - HBW 10, p. 753
French: Rossignol komadori
German: Samtkehlnachtigall
Spanish: Ruiseñor de Okinawa
Other common names: Korean/Temminck’s Robin
Taxonomy: Sylvia komadori Temminck, 1835, northern Ryukyu Islands and Tanegashima, Japan.
Often placed in genus Erithacus. Proposed race subrufa (Yaeyama Is), described from non-breeding individuals, is synonymous with nominate. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- komadori ( Temminck, 1835) - N Ryukyu Is (Tanegashima S to Tokunoshima).
- namiyei ( Stejneger, 1886) - Okinawa.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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Male Ryukyu Robin in full song. Taken at the Hiji Waterfall Park, Kunigami Village, Okinawa, Japan
Locality Okinawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan (ssp namiyei)
Daniel Smith 20 March 2010 1 year ago 4.6 -
A female Ryukyu Robin gathering nesting material.
Locality Kunigami, Okinawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan (ssp namiyei)
Daniel Smith 29 May 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
Male of the type subspecies.
Locality Amami Ōshima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan (ssp komadori)
Daniel Smith 23 April 2009 1 year ago 3.1
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