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Red-flanked Bluetail

Red-flanked bluetail
first winter female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus:Tarsiger
Species:cyanurus
Binomial name
Tarsiger cyanurus

The Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus is a member of the thrush family Turdidae. It, and similar small European or Asian thrushes, are often called chats

It is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in mixed coniferous forest with undergrowth in north Asia to the Himalayas and western China. The species’ range is expanding westwards through Finland. Bluetails winter in Southeast Asia.

The Red-flanked Bluetail nests near the ground, laying 3-5 eggs which are incubated by the female.

It is slightly larger in size than the European Robin. As the name implies, both sexes have a blue tail and reddish flanks. The adult male has dark blue upperparts and white underparts. Females are plain brown above and have a dusky breast.

The male sings its melancholy trill from treetops. Its call is a typical chat “tack” noise.



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