- Larvivora akahige
Identification
14–15 cm
- Olive-brown upperparts
- Rufous tail
- Orange-red breast
Distribution
Found in some (mostly northern or high altitude) areas of Japan and the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin in Russia in summer, but winters in South-east China and the Ryukyu Islands.
Occurs on passage in spring and autumn in other areas of Japan; rarely in Taiwan with vagrants in Korea. Some southern island Japanese birds may be resident.
Taxonomy
Has been placed in the genus Luscinia. However, recent research suggests that the East Asian robins belong into a new genus uniting them with some East Asian Luscinias such as the Siberian Blue Robin (Seki, 2006). It is therefore moved from the genus Erithacus to the genus Larvivora.
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- L. a. akahige:
- Southern Kuril and Sakhalin islands to northern Japanese Archaepelago; winters to southern China
- L. a. rishirensis:
- Rishiri Island (off north-western Hokkaido)
- L. a. tanensis:
- Southern Japanese Archaepelago (Izu, Tanegashima and Yakushima islands)
Habitat
Broad leafed evergreen montane forest, in undergrowth along rivers and streams.
Behaviour
Usually displays skulking behavior.
Diet
Forages on the ground for beetles and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Japanese Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Japanese_Robin
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