White-bellied Blue Robin (Myiomela albiventris)

Other Names (World)
White-bellied Blue Robin, White-bellied Shortwing, Palni Shortwing, Rufous-bellied Shortwing, White-bellied Sholakili

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blanford, 1867)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest.

Range (Guide)

India (B) (NB).

Southern Kerala and western Tamil Nadu, in southern India.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Song is a loud, sustained, sprightly, thrust-like series of short phrases, each consisting of rich slurred whistles and dry buzzy notes, rising and falling several times. Calls reportedly include loud chattering and high whistle.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (26)...)

White-bellied Blue Robin (Sholicola albiventris) [XC386968]
by Barry Edmonston from Kodaikanal, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India (song)

White-bellied Blue Robin (Sholicola albiventris) [XC369340]
by Peter Boesman from Deshadan Mountain Resort, Munnar, Idukki County, Kerala, India (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Brachypteryx major (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been moved into the genus Myiomela and split into Nilgiri Blue Robin (Myiomela major) and White-bellied Blue Robin (Myiomela albiventris) following Rasmussen and Anderton (2005).

Until recently considered a member of genus Brachypteryx and treated as conspecific with Nilgiri Blue Robin (Myiomela major).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

albiventris (Blanford, 1867) - Peninsular India (south-western Madras to Kerala).
ashambuensis Robin et al., 2017 - Southernmost western Ghats (Ashambu Hills), southern India.

Similar Species
Nilgiri Blue Robin (Myiomela major) has rufous flanks and undertail coverts, and dull bluish brow.

References
See References.

Files:

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