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Siberian Blue Robin - BirdForum Opus

Luscinia cyane
Photo by Chaiyan

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.

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