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Collared bush robin

Tarsiger johnstoniae (Ogilvie-Grant, 1906)

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The collared bush robin (Tarsiger johnstoniae) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10.5 g to 14.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Collared bush robin (Tarsiger johnstoniae)
Photo: Robert tdc · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the collared bush robin

Weight
10.5 g – 14.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the collared bush robin live?

Not recorded

What is the collared bush robin?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The collared bush-robin or Johnstone's robin (Tarsiger johnstoniae) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Taiwan, living in montane and subalpine forests. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as a least-concern species.

From the Wikipedia article “Collared bush robin” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Collared_bush_robin&oldid=1314057613), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the collared bush robin endangered?

The collared bush robin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the collared bush robin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMuscicapidae
  6. genusTarsiger
  7. SpeciesTarsiger johnstoniae (Ogilvie-Grant, 1906)

Synonyms Erithacus johnstoniae, Erithacus taiwan, Eritheca johnstoniae, Ianthia johnstoniae, Luscinia johnstoniae

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Collared bush-robinEnglish
  • Collared bush-robinEnglish
  • Collared bush-robinEnglish
  • rossinyol de TaiwanCatalan
  • modruška límcováCzech
  • Taiwan BlåstjertDanish
  • TaiwanblauschwanzGerman
  • FormosablauschwanzGerman
  • KolumtarsigeroEsperanto
  • koluma najtingaloEsperanto
  • Ruiseñor de FormosaSpanish
  • taiwaninpunarintaFinnish
  • Robin de JohnstoneFrench
  • Rossignol de JohnstonFrench
  • tajvanski crvendaćCroatian
  • tajvani kékfarkúHungarian
  • Pettirosso di macchia dal collareItalian
  • アリサンヒタキJapanese
  • taivaninė mėlynuodegėLithuanian
  • TaiwanblauwstaartDutch
  • krageskvettNorwegian
  • modraczek obrożnyPolish
  • pisco-da-formosaPortuguese
  • pisco-de-colarinhoPortuguese
  • Тайваньский соловейRussian
  • Тайваньская синехвосткаRussian
  • modravec obojkovýSlovak
  • Ogrličasta plavorepkaSerbian
  • taiwannäktergalSwedish
  • HalsbandsnäktergalSwedish
  • Yakalı Mavi Kuyruklu BülbülTurkish
  • синьохвіст тайванськийUkrainian
  • Oanh đuôi nhọn vòng cổVietnamese
  • 台湾林鸲Chinese
  • 栗背林鴝Chinese
  • 栗背林鴝〔臺灣林鴝〕Chinese
  • 臺灣林鴝Chinese
  • 阿里山鴝Chinese

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Relatives of the collared bush robin

Other species in the same genus Tarsiger.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the collared bush robin?

An adult collared bush robin weighs 10.5 g – 14.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the collared bush robin endangered?

The collared bush robin is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the collared bush robin?

The collared bush robin (Tarsiger johnstoniae) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{collared_bush_robin_2026,
  title = {Collared bush robin (Tarsiger johnstoniae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/collared-bush-robin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}