Wildlifeof Malaysia
Siberian Blue Robin
Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers
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Larvivora cyane
Basic stats
Diet
Insects, fed on the ground
Habitat
Skulking; forest
Range
Breeds in the eastern Palearctic from Siberia and northern Mongolia to north-eastern China, Korea and Japan; winters in southern and south-eastern Asia and Indonesia
The Siberian blue robin was formerly classified as a thrush but is now generally placed in the Old World flycatcher family; like similar small European species it is often called a chat. It is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in the eastern Palearctic from Siberia and northern Mongolia through north-eastern China and Korea to Japan, and winters in southern and south-eastern Asia and Indonesia. It feeds on the ground but is very skulking. The genus name Larvivora comes from the Neo-Latin for caterpillar-eating, and cyane is Latin for dark blue (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Siberian Blue Robin eat?
- Insects, fed on the ground
- What habitat does the Siberian Blue Robin live in?
- Skulking; forest
- Where is the Siberian Blue Robin found?
- Breeds in the eastern Palearctic from Siberia and northern Mongolia to north-eastern China, Korea and Japan; winters in southern and south-eastern Asia and Indonesia