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Photo by DaninJapan
Kunigami-son, Okinawa, Japan, March 2010

Erithacus komadori

[edit] Identification

Female
Photo by arjacee
Okinawa, Japan, February 2011

[edit] Distribution

Japan, restricted to the Ryūkyū Islands.

[edit] Taxonomy

Although placed in Erithacus recent genetic studies have shown that east Asian Erithacus Robins are embedded in Luscinia, itself a paraphyletic grouping. Sangster, G. Alstrom, P. Forsmark, A. Olsson, U. (2010) Multi-locus phylogenetic analysis of Old World chats and flycatchers reveals extensive paraphyly at family, subfamily and genus level (Aves : Muscicapidae), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57, 380-392 suggests splitting Luscinia s.l. to Luscinia s.s., Larvivora (which would contain the east Asian species), Calliope and Tarsiger.

[edit] Habitat

Dense undergrowth in damp areas in forests. Nests in crevices or among roots of trees. Found at 100-600 meters above sea-level. Source: Birdlife International.

[edit] Behaviour

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