Wildlifeof China
Rufous-tailed Robin
Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers
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Larvivora sibilans
Basic stats
Habitat
Mainly lowlands, sometimes up to 1,200 m
Range
Breeds from southern Siberia and the Sea of Okhotsk to southern China and south-east Asia
Clutch size
5–6 eggs, pale blue or bluish-grey with brown blotches
Size
About 14 cm
The rufous-tailed robin, also called Swinhoe's robin or the whistling nightingale, is a small passerine about 14 cm long, much the size of a European robin. Its range extends from southern Siberia and the Sea of Okhotsk to southern China and south-east Asia. It is mainly a lowland species but sometimes occurs up to 1,200 m. (Wikipedia, general species account)
It is plain greyish-brown above and grey to white below, with pale circular markings on a heavily mottled throat and breast and a bright rufous rump and tail. The male sings by day and also at night in the breeding season, a loud cascade of trills starting high and ending lower, like a horse's neigh. Usually five or six eggs are laid. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Rufous-tailed Robin live in?
- Mainly lowlands, sometimes up to 1,200 m
- Where is the Rufous-tailed Robin found?
- Breeds from southern Siberia and the Sea of Okhotsk to southern China and south-east Asia
- How many eggs does the Rufous-tailed Robin lay?
- 5–6 eggs, pale blue or bluish-grey with brown blotches
- How big is the Rufous-tailed Robin?
- About 14 cm