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Red-flanked Bluetail

Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers

Photo: Frank Vassen · CC BY 2.0

Tarsiger cyanurus

Basic stats

Habitat

Mixed coniferous forest with undergrowth

Range

Breeds across northern Asia and north-eastern Europe; winters in south-east Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Himalayas, Taiwan and northern Indochina

Clutch size

3–5 eggs

Size

13–14 cm; 10–18 g

The red-flanked bluetail, also called the orange-flanked bush-robin, is a small Old World flycatcher, 13–14 cm long and 10–18 g. It breeds in mixed coniferous forests with undergrowth in northern Asia, parts of Central Asia and north-eastern Europe, from northern Sweden east across Siberia to Kamchatka and south to Japan. It is migratory, wintering mainly in south-east Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Himalayas, Taiwan and northern Indochina. (Wikipedia, general species account)

Both sexes have a blue tail and rump and orange-red flanks, a white throat and greyish-white underparts. The adult male also has dark blue upperparts, while females and immature males are plain brown above apart from the blue rump and tail. The nest is built on or near the ground and the 3–5 eggs are incubated by the female. The breeding range is slowly expanding westward through Finland, and it is a rare but increasing vagrant in western Europe. (Wikipedia, general species account)

Quick answers

What habitat does the Red-flanked Bluetail live in?
Mixed coniferous forest with undergrowth
Where is the Red-flanked Bluetail found?
Breeds across northern Asia and north-eastern Europe; winters in south-east Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Himalayas, Taiwan and northern Indochina
How many eggs does the Red-flanked Bluetail lay?
3–5 eggs
How big is the Red-flanked Bluetail?
13–14 cm; 10–18 g
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