Passeriformes / Muscicapidae / Tarsiger
Qilian Bluetail
Tarsiger albocoeruleus · 祁连山蓝尾鸲
Introduction
A small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae, found in north-central China. It was formerly considered conspecific with the red-flanked bluetail but is now recognized as a distinct species based on genetic and vocal differences, despite marginal morphological divergence.
Description
Males have a bluer fore-supercilium and less white plumage compared to the red-flanked bluetail. The species is only marginally different in overall morphology from its former conspecific.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in north-central China.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Tarsiger
Distribution
breeds in north-central China (northeastern Qinghai, northern Gansu, Shanxi, and Beijing); wintering range remains to be elucidated
Data Sources
CBR Notes: 将红胁蓝尾鸲的 albocoeruleus亚种提升为独立种祁连山蓝尾鸲Tarsiger albocoeruleus（Wei et al. 2022）
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
