Red-flanked bluetail

Tarsiger cyanurus

The red-flanked bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus), also known as the orange-flanked bush-robin, is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family.

Family: Muscicapidae Order: passerines Conservation: Least Concern
Red-flanked bluetail

About the Red-flanked bluetail

The red-flanked bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus), also known as the orange-flanked bush-robin, is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in mixed coniferous forests in northern Asia, parts of central Asia, and northeastern Europe. It is migratory, wintering mainly in southeast Asia, in the Indian subcontinent, the Himalayas, Taiwan, and northern Indochina.

Fun Facts About Red-flanked bluetail

  • It is migratory, wintering mainly in southeast Asia, in the Indian subcontinent, the Himalayas, Taiwan, and northern Indochina.
  • It breeds in mixed coniferous forests in northern Asia, parts of central Asia, and northeastern Europe.

Conservation Status

The Red-flanked bluetail is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species is currently stable and not at significant risk of population decline.

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Taxonomy & Classification

Orderpasserines
FamilyMuscicapidae
GenusTarsiger
SpeciesTarsiger cyanurus

Range & Habitat

Range map of Red-flanked bluetail

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Related Species

Other species in the Muscicapidae family: