Red-flanked Bluetail
Tarsiger cyanurus
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Mass
~15 g
Habitat
Forests
Diet
Insects and invertebrates
How to recognize it
The red-flanked bluetail is a small, neat-looking forest companion that is easy to remember for its blue tail and warm orange sides. The male looks brighter, while the female is browner and quieter in tone, but that blue tail still stands out.
It is shy and cautious, and its song is most often heard from the top of a tree. The song starts very softly, rises into a clear trill, and then fades again, and it can sing both day and night.
It lives in dense pine and spruce woods and in damp thickets, and nests on the ground, in rotten stumps, holes, or fallen trees. It breeds far north and east, then moves to southern and southeastern Asia for winter.
Quick Facts
The red-flanked bluetail is a small, neat-looking forest companion that is easy to remember for its blue tail and warm orange sides. The male looks brighter, while the female is browner and quieter in tone, but that blue tail still stands out.
It is shy and cautious, and its song is most often heard from the top of a tree. The song starts very softly, rises into a clear trill, and then fades again, and it can sing both day and night.
It lives in dense pine and spruce woods and in damp thickets, and nests on the ground, in rotten stumps, holes, or fallen trees. It breeds far north and east, then moves to southern and southeastern Asia for winter.
How to recognize it
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Sources
- eBird — Tarsiger cyanurus Sightings map and full description on eBird
- Wikipedia — Red-flanked bluetail Encyclopedia article