Indian Blue Robin (Larvivora brunnea)

Other Names (World)
Indian Blue Robin, Blue Chat, Indian Blue Chat

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
13.50 - 14.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hodgson, 1837)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest, high altitude shrubland.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.

Unknown to Afghanistan (B).

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).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (82)...)

Indian Blue Robin (Larvivora brunnea) [XC744708]
by Dave Guo from Periyar National Park, Kerala, India (call)

Indian Blue Robin (Larvivora brunnea) [XC324585]
by Pronoy Baidya from Aba Zangzuqiangzuzizhizhou, Sichuan Sheng, China (song)

Subspecies
Sometimes placed in genus Erithacus.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

brunnea (Hodgson, 1837) - Eastern Afghanistan and Himalayas east to central China. Non-breeding southern India and Sri Lanka.
wickhami Baker, ECS, 1916 - Chin Hills, in western Myanmar.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Indian Blue Robin (Larvivora brunnea) - 10 files

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