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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Asia]] to [[Japan]] and [[Indonesia]]. | + | [[Asia]] to [[Japan]] and [[Indonesia]]. Accidental vagrant to [[Alaska]] with 1 record. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== |
Revision as of 17:55, 22 August 2008
- Luscinia cyane
Identification
Blue upperparts and white underparts, pale buff eye-ring . The female is much drabber, with brown upperparts and white underparts and a dark eye which stands out against the paler brown face; long, strong looking bill with the pale grey base to the lower mandible.
Distribution
Asia to Japan and Indonesia. Accidental vagrant to Alaska with 1 record.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Coniferous forests with dense undergrowth near water.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects; it is a ground feeder.