Taiwan Bush Robin
Tarsiger formosanus
台湾白眉林鸲
Introduction
Small passerine bird in the Old World flycicapidae that is endemic to Taiwan. Formerly considered a subspecies of the white-browed bush robin (Tarsiger indicus). Elevated to species status in 2022 based on phylogenetic analysis and differences in plumage and vocalizations. Monotypic species with no recognized subspecies.
Distribution & Habitat
Endemic to Taiwan, where it occurs in the mountains of central Taiwan.
Behavior & Ecology
Vocalizations differ from the closely related white-browed bush robin, which was one factor in its taxonomic elevation to species rank.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Tarsiger
- eBird Code
- whbbur3
Distribution
mountains of Taiwan
Data Sources
CBR Notes: 将白眉林鸲的 formosanus亚种提升为独立种台湾白眉林鸲Tarsiger formosanus（Wei et al. 2022）
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.