Thrushes (Turdidae)
White-browed Bush-robin (Tarsiger indicus) - HBW 10, p. 755
French: Rossignol à sourcils blancs
German: Weißbrauen-Blauschwanz
Spanish: Ruiseñor Cejudo
Taxonomy: Sylvia indica Vieillot, 1817, Darjeeling, India.
Genus sometimes merged into Luscinia, occasionally into Erithacus. Geographically remote race formosanus distinctive, possibly better treated as a separate species, particularly if shown to differ vocally; taxonomic assessment, however, complicated by fact that this race thought to have hybridized with T. johnstoniae. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- indicus (Vieillot, 1817) - C & E Himalayas.
- yunnanensis Rothschild, 1922 - S China (W Sichuan S to N Yunnan), N Myanmar and N Vietnam (W Tonkin).
- formosanus Hartert, 1909 - mountains of Taiwan.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female moving on the ground at slow motion (50%). Locality Dasyueshan National Forest Recreation Area, Taichung County, Taiwan (ssp formosanus)
Josep del Hoyo 17 April 2011 10 weeks ago 14 sec 4.3 -
standing on tree Locality Taichung County, Taiwan
Vicky Cheng 15 March 2012 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 1 min 24 sec 4.3 -
A male perched in a bush, flapping the wings, flicking the tail and flying away (then at 33% speed). Locality Dasyueshan National Forest Recreation Area, Taichung County, Taiwan (ssp formosanus)
Josep del Hoyo 17 April 2011 10 weeks ago 23 sec 3.9 -
male flitting around its favorite perch Locality Dasyueshan National Forest Recreation Area, Taichung County, Taiwan (ssp formosanus)
Martin Kennewell 24 May 2009 2 years ago 14 sec 3.2 -
male reacting to playback Locality Sela Pass, Dirang, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India (ssp indicus)
Martin Kennewell 8 April 2010 2 years ago 30 sec 3
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A bird perched on a lichen covered twig
Locality Sengor, Lhuntse District, Bhutan (ssp indicus)
Ian Fulton 10 April 2008 2 years ago 3
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Song. Locality Rueiyan River Reserve, Ren-ai, Nantou County, Taiwan
(ssp formosanus)
herve jacob 11 October 2011 21 weeks ago 4 -
A male singing in response to playback. Locality Dasyueshan National Forest Recreation Area, Taichung County, Taiwan
(ssp formosanus)
Josep del Hoyo 18 April 2011 47 weeks ago 4
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