Vietnam - female Siberian Blue Robin or female Orange flanked Robin (1 Viewer)

kiwiguy

Well-known member

• Feb 20, 2011

• #1

I cannot decide which (both are listed as being present here, both are this colour and both can have blue tails) and keep wavering between these two species. I am tending more towards the first species, based on images in Robson. This bird alternated between sitting in low branches (1-2m above ground) and feeding on the ground, in a wooded but grassy area. Thanks in advance,

Wayne

 

Attachments

• 
  Latest001.JPG

  153.8 KB · Views: 146
• 
  Latest002.JPG

  279.2 KB · Views: 120
• 
  Latest003.JPG

  356.5 KB · Views: 165

Jan-Paul Charteris

Sussex birder and budding moth enthusiast

• Feb 20, 2011

• #2

Certainly not a Sibe Blue Robin, looks like a bluetail in every way apart from the flanks, which could be racial?

Jan

 

dalat

...

• Feb 20, 2011

• #3

Hi Wayne, yes Bluetail (Red-flanked Bush Robin). Females in winter have very little orange, and behaviour fits very well with Bluetail. Sib. Blue Robins stay on the ground most of the time.
Cheers, Florian

 

kiwiguy

Well-known member

• Feb 20, 2011

• #4

dalat said:

Hi Wayne, yes Bluetail (Red-flanked Bush Robin). Females in winter have very little orange, and behaviour fits very well with Bluetail. Sib. Blue Robins stay on the ground most of the time.
Cheers, Florian

Click to expand...

Cool thanks Florian, but do you mean Orange flanked bush robin?

 

tombac

Well-known member

• Feb 20, 2011

• #5

Red-Flanked Bluetail female/ or first winter.

 

viator

Well-known member

• Feb 20, 2011

• #6

Kiwiguy, with splitting and name changes its now called Red-flanked not Orange-flanked. The split created a Himalayan Bluetail which makes it into N Thailand in winter, not sure if they make it into Vietnam as well.

 

dalat

...

• Feb 20, 2011

• #7

Sorry for the confusion: yes: Orange-flanked Bush Robin is now Red-flanked Bluetail (with the flanks remaining orange though )

 

Last edited: Feb 20, 2011

kiwiguy

Well-known member

• Feb 20, 2011

• #8

dalat said:

Sorry for the confusion: yes: Orange-flanked Bush Robin is now Red-flanked Bluetail (with the flanks remaining orange though )

Click to expand...

Cool thanks guys. I learn slowly, and will also edit my Robson accordingly