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 LC    Japanese Robin* Id (Atlas):
    Larvivora akahige

Description (10)
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Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
14 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1835)

Habitat
Temperate forest.

Range (Guide)
China (mainland), Hong Kong (China), Japan, North Korea, Russia (Asian), South Korea, Taiwan (China), Thailand, Vietnam (NB).

Vagrant to Laos.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (35)...)

 
Japanese Robin (Larvivora akahige) [XC631100]
     by Geoff Carey from Taiwan, New Taipei City, Taiwan (call)

 
Japanese Robin (Larvivora akahige) [XC152884]
     by Masato Nagai (Japan) from Shikotan, Russian Federation (song)

Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

  • akahige (Temminck, 1835)   -  Sakhalin, southern Kuril Is and Japan. Non-breeding south-eastern China and Taiwan.
  • tanensis (Kuroda, Nagamichi, 1923)   -  Izu Is and islands off southern Kyushu, in Japan. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Izu Robin (Larvivora tanensis).
  • rishirensis Kuroda Jr, N, 1965   -  Rishiri I. (off north-western Hokkaido).



References
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Files:
JPG files for Japanese Robin (Larvivora akahige) - 10 files


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