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Tarsiger hyperythrus

Tarsiger hyperythrus,Rufous-breasted Bush Robi

Rufous-breasted Bush Robin, also known as Rufous-breasted Bush Robin, is a bird of the family Cyprinidae, similar to the Red-flanked Blue-tailed Robin.The call of the brown-bellied robin is duk-duk-duk-squeak; the song is a vague trembling zeew…zee…zwee…zwee. It breeds in southeastern Tibet and w

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Scientific Name Tarsiger hyperythrus,Rufous-breasted Bush Robi
Length About 14 cm
Weight About 15g
Lifespan No verification information
IUCN Status LC
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    Rufous-breasted Bush Robin, also known as Rufous-breasted Bush Robin, is a bird of the family Cyprinidae, similar to the Red-flanked Blue-tailed Robin.

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    The call of the brown-bellied robin is duk-duk-duk-squeak; the song is a vague trembling zeew…zee…zwee…zwee. It breeds in southeastern Tibet and western Yunnan.


    Listed in the "National List of Terrestrial Wildlife with Important Economic and Scientific Research Value" issued by the State Forestry Administration on August 1, 2000.

    Listed in the second level of the "National List of Key Protected Wildlife in China".


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    Traits & Behavior

    Similar to the red-flanked bluetail, it is not afraid of people.

    Appearance

    Small (14 cm) dark blue and orange-yellow wood robin.
    Male: dark blue upper body, bright sea blue forehead, eyebrow, shoulders and tail coverts, black head sides; orange-brown lower body, white belly center and undertail coverts. Female: reddish olive brown upper body, blue-green waist and tail coverts, black-blue tail edge; olive brown lower body, brown flanks and buttocks, brown chest center, white undertail coverts.
    Iris - brown; bill - black; feet - gray.

    Distribution & Habitat

    Foreign distribution: Nepal, Bhutan, India, Myanmar (northern)
    Domestic distribution: Tibet (southeast), east to the Nujiang and Lancangjiang River basins in northwest Yunnan
    Distribution range: Eastern section of the Himalayas to northeastern India and northern Myanmar
    Lives in the bottom of the forest or stands in open habitats.
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