Siberian Blue Robin

Siberian Blue Robin

Scientific Name: Larvivora cyane

Malay Name: Murai-Kecil Biru Biasa

Chinese Name: 蓝歌鸲

Range: Found from eastern Russia, northeast China, Japan to Korea and winter to southern China, Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia

Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: bochaiensis, cyane, nechaevi.

Size: 13.5-14.5 cm

Identification: Male has dark blue upperparts, white underparts and pinkish legs. Female resembles male but has greyish-brown upperparts often with some dull blue on rump and uppertail-coverts, buffish-white throat and variably scaled throat-sides and breast. First-winter male resembles female but has more dull blue on upperparts.

Habitat: Forest, parks, gardens and wooded areas.

Behaviour/Ecology: Forages at the lowest under storey or on the forest floor. Usually seen bathing in forest streams at dusk.

Local Status: Uncommon migrant

Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2016)

Location: Central Catchment Forest, Venus Drive, Lower Pierce Boardwalk, Bidadari, Singapore Botanic Gardens and Tuas South.

Migrant bar chart (see more bar charts):

Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane
Estimated average number of individuals by week based on eBird data, Jul 2014 to Jun 2024
Peak week Nov 26-Dec 02
Early date 01 Sep 2018
Late date 24 Apr 2016
This species is likely to be most numerous during the fall passage from Oct to Nov, but the earliest arrivals come in as early as Sep.
Subadult male Siberian Blue Robin at Lower Pierce Boardwalk. Photo credit: Alan Ng
Female Siberian Blue Robin at Singapore Botanic Gardens. Photo credit: See Toh Yew Wai
First-winter male Siberian Blue Robin at Bidadari. Photo credit: See Toh Yew Wai
Male Siberian Blue Robin at Genting Highlands. Photo credit: See Toh Yew Wai

External Links:

Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page

Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link

Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link

eBird Species page: eBird (Siberian Blue Robin)

References:

BirdLife International. (2016). Larvivora cyane. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709730A94221078.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023

Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Siberian Blue Robin. Retrieved on December 16, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/siberian-blue-robin.

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