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 VU    Black-throated Blue Robin* Id (Atlas):
    Calliope obscura

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Blackthroat, Black-throated Blue Robin, Black-throated Robin

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
12.50 - 14.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Berezowski & Bianchi, 1891)

Habitat
Bamboo thickets on the tops of ridges dividing valleys. From 3,050 - 3,350 m.

Range (Guide)
China (mainland) (B), Thailand (NB).

Breeds east-central China (south-eastern Gansu, southern Shaanxi and northern Sichuan).
 
Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Loss and fragmentation of forest through exploitation of timber and clearance for cultivation and pasture, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Song consist of rather shrill phrases 'whr'ri-whr'ri' and 'chu'ti-chu'ti' alternated with purring trills, 'hdrriiii-ju'ju' and 'uu ji'uu'. Also soft, subdued 'tup' contact notes.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

 
Blackthroat (Calliope obscura) [XC143220]
     by Frank Lambert from , China (song)

 
Blackthroat (Calliope obscura) [XC265701]
     by Guy Kirwan from , China (call, song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Sometimes placed in genus Erithacus. Has in the past been treated as a colour morph of Firethroat (Calliope pectardens). Described form Heteroxenicus joannae, later placed in Brachypteryx, is a synonym of present species.

Similar Species
Male Siberian Blue Robin (Larvivora cyane) which has white throat and breast. Female has scaling on underparts, white undertail-coverts, more buff-coloured tail and paler pinkish legs.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Black-throated Blue Robin (Calliope obscura) - 10 files


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