Passeriformes / Muscicapidae / Larvivora
Siberian Blue Robin
Larvivora cyane · 蓝歌鸲
Introduction
A small passerine bird currently classified in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae, having been formerly placed in the thrush family. It is a migratory insectivore breeding in the eastern Palearctic and wintering in southern and south-eastern Asia. The species breeds in coniferous forests with dense understory and is characterized by skulking behavior while feeding on the ground.
Distribution & Habitat
Breeds in the eastern Palearctic from Siberia and northern Mongolia, northeastern China, Korea, and across to Japan. Winters in southern and south-eastern Asia and Indonesia. Breeding habitat consists of coniferous forest with dense understory, often beside rivers or at woodland edges. In winter, it stays in dense vegetation. It is a very rare vagrant to Europe and as far east as Pakistan.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Larvivora
Taxonomy Changes
Luscinia cyane → Larvivora cyane
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Vocalizations
Subspecies (3)
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Larvivora cyane bochaiensis
breeds south-central Siberia and northern Mongolia; winters to southeastern Asia
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
