Ryukyu Robin
Larvivora komadori
琉球歌鸲
Introduction
Taxonomically, this species was previously placed in the genus Erithacus along with the Japanese robin and European robin. A 2006 molecular phylogenetic study revealed that it and the Japanese robin were more closely related to the Siberian blue robin (then in Luscinia) than to the European robin. A 2010 study confirmed these findings and found Luscinia to be non-monophyletic, leading to the resurrection of the genus Larvivora to accommodate this clade. The species is endemic to the Ryūkyū Islands of Japan. The Okinawa robin was previously considered conspecific but is now treated as a separate species.
Distribution & Habitat
Endemic to the Ryūkyū Islands of Japan.
Behavior & Ecology
No behavioral information available in source material.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Larvivora
- eBird Code
- ryurob2
Distribution
breeds Danjo Islands (off southwestern Kyushu) and northern Ryukyu Islands (Tanegashima southward to Tokunoshima); winters southward to the southern Ryukyu Islands (mainly Miyako, Ishigaki, Iriomote, and Yonakuni, southern Japan)
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.