White-tailed robin

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White-tailed robin
Myiomela leucura - Mae Wong.jpg
male
Cinclidium leucurum female - Ang Khang.jpg
female

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Myiomela
Species:
M. leucura
Binomial name
Myiomela leucura
(Hodgson, 1845)
Synonyms

Cinclidium cambodiana
Cinclidium leucurum

The white-tailed robin (Myiomela leucura) is an Old World flycatcher in the family Muscicapidae. It ranges across the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent and adjacent areas of Southeast Asia. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Close-up of a male's head

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Myiomela leucura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103768823A111165982. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103768823A111165982.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.


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