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Himalayan bluetail

Tarsiger rufilatus (Hodgson, 1845)

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The himalayan bluetail (Tarsiger rufilatus) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 12.8 g to 15.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Himalayan bluetail (Tarsiger rufilatus)
Photo: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the himalayan bluetail

Weight
12.8 g – 15.1 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
4 – 5.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
11.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the himalayan bluetail live?

Not recorded

What is the himalayan bluetail?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Himalayan bluetail (Tarsiger rufilatus), also called the Himalayan red-flanked bush-robin or orange-flanked bush-robin, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher of Muscicapidae.

It is closely related to the red-flanked bluetail and was generally treated as a subspecies of it in the past, but as well as differing in its migratory behaviour (the red-flanked bluetail is a long-distance migrant), it also differs in the more intense blue colour of the adult males and the greyer colour of the females and juveniles.

From the Wikipedia article “Himalayan bluetail” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Himalayan_bluetail&oldid=1381151457), 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 himalayan bluetail endangered?

The himalayan bluetail 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 himalayan bluetail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMuscicapidae
  6. genusTarsiger
  7. SpeciesTarsiger rufilatus (Hodgson, 1845)

Synonyms Luscinia cyanura rufilata, Luscinia rufilata, Nemura rufilatus, Tarsiger cyanurus rufilatus

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Himalayan bush-robinEnglish
  • modruška himálajskáCzech
  • modruška lesní himálajskáCzech
  • BlåstjertDanish
  • Himalaya BlåstjertDanish
  • HimalajablauschwanzGerman
  • HimalayablauschwanzGerman
  • himalaja najtingaloEsperanto
  • Ruiseñor del HimalayaSpanish
  • himalajansinipyrstöFinnish
  • Robin de l'HimalayaFrench
  • Robin de l’HimalayaFrench
  • Rossignol de l'HimalayaFrench
  • himalajska modrorepkaCroatian
  • Codazzurro dell'HimalayaItalian
  • ヒマラヤルリビタキJapanese
  • HimalayablauwstaartDutch
  • modraczek himalajskiPolish
  • pisco-dos-himalaiasPortuguese
  • pisco-azul-do-himalaiaPortuguese
  • Гималайская синехвосткаRussian
  • modravec himalájskySlovak
  • Himalajska plavorepkaSerbian
  • himalayablåstjärtSwedish
  • นกเขนน้อยพันธุ์หิมาลัยThai
  • นกเขนน้อยข้างสีส้มหิมาลัยThai
  • Himalaya Mavi Kuyruklu BülbülüTurkish
  • синьохвіст гімалайськийUkrainian
  • Oanh đuôi nhọn HimalayaVietnamese
  • 蓝眉林鸲Chinese
  • 喜瑪拉雅藍尾林鴝Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the himalayan bluetail

Other species in the same genus Tarsiger.

CompareHimalayan bluetail vs Red-flanked bluetailHimalayan bluetail vs Golden bush robinHimalayan bluetail vs Rufous-breasted bush robinHimalayan bluetail vs Collared bush robin

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the himalayan bluetail?

An adult himalayan bluetail weighs 12.8 g – 15.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the himalayan bluetail endangered?

The himalayan bluetail 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 himalayan bluetail?

The himalayan bluetail (Tarsiger rufilatus) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{himalayan_bluetail_2026,
  title = {Himalayan bluetail (Tarsiger rufilatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/himalayan-bluetail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}