Wildlifeof China
Chinese Rubythroat
Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers
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Basic stats
Diet
Small insects including beetles and ants
Habitat
Juniper thickets on gently sloping land at 2,500–2,700m in the Tien Shan
Range
Breeds along the edge of the Tibetan Plateau; winters to its south from Nepal to Assam
Clutch size
4–6 greenish-blue eggs with rusty dots
The Chinese rubythroat is a small passerine in the Old World flycatcher family, closely related to the Siberian rubythroat, which lacks its distinctive white tail tips and bases. The male is slaty-brown above with a white forehead and supercilium, brownish wings and a blackish tail with white base and tips. It was previously considered the same species as the Himalayan rubythroat (Wikipedia, general species account).
It breeds along the edge of the Tibetan Plateau and winters to its south from Nepal to Assam. In the Tien Shan it is found in juniper thickets at 2,500–2,700m. Birds are usually seen singly or in pairs in the breeding season and feed mainly on small insects including beetles and ants. A clutch is four to six greenish-blue eggs with rusty dots (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Chinese Rubythroat eat?
- Small insects including beetles and ants
- What habitat does the Chinese Rubythroat live in?
- Juniper thickets on gently sloping land at 2,500–2,700m in the Tien Shan
- Where is the Chinese Rubythroat found?
- Breeds along the edge of the Tibetan Plateau; winters to its south from Nepal to Assam
- How many eggs does the Chinese Rubythroat lay?
- 4–6 greenish-blue eggs with rusty dots