Red-billed leiothrix
Leiothrix lutea (Scopoli, 1786)
The red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) is a species in the family Leiothrichidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 21.3 g to 21.5 g and live up to 15 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the red-billed leiothrix
- Weight
- 21.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 15 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 12 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.82 – 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the red-billed leiothrix live?
Not recorded
What is the red-billed leiothrix?
The red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) is a member of the family Leiothrichidae, native to southern China and the Himalayas. Adults have bright red bills and a yellowish-white ring around their eyes. Their backs are dull olive green, and they have a bright yellow-orange throat with a yellow chin; females are somewhat duller than males, and juveniles have black bills. It has also been introduced in various parts of the world, with small populations of escapees having existed in Japan since the 1980s. It has become a common cagebird and amongst aviculturists it goes by various names, including Pekin robin, Pekin nightingale, Japanese nightingale, and Japanese (hill) robin, these all being misnomers as it is not native to Japan (although it has been introduced and naturalised there), nor is it a robin or a nightingale.
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Is the red-billed leiothrix endangered?
The red-billed leiothrix is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
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How is the red-billed leiothrix classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyLeiothrichidae
- genusLeiothrix
- SpeciesLeiothrix lutea (Scopoli, 1786)
Synonyms Leiothrix astleyi, Liothrix lutea, Ltothrix lutea luteola, Parus furcatus, Sylvia lutea
Other names and names in other languages (51)
- Pekin robinEnglish
- بهدل أحمر المنقارArabic
- reiseñor picubermeyuAsturian
- Обикновен китайски славейBulgarian
- leiòtrix bec-roigCatalan
- Rossinyol del JapóCatalan
- mesie čínskáCzech
- timálie čínskáCzech
- Mesia PicochWelsh
- SangtimalieDanish
- Kinesisk NattergalDanish
- SonnenvogelGerman
- ChinanachtigallGerman
- Rotschnabel-SonnenvogelGerman
- ruĝbeka leiotrikoEsperanto
- Ruiseñor del JapónSpanish
- Leiotrix PiquirrojoSpanish
- Leiótrix piquirrojoSpanish
- بلبل پکنPersian
- tulirintatimaliFinnish
- Léiothrix jauneFrench
- Rossignol du JaponFrench
- Patrag niaghteeScottish Gaelic
- Reiseñor do XapónGalician
- zlatnogrli drozićCroatian
- napmadárHungarian
- piroscsőrű napmadárHungarian
- Usignolo del GiapponeItalian
- ソウシチョウJapanese
- 상사조Korean
- 붉은부리레이오트릭스Korean
- lejotriksasLithuanian
- mandarīnrīklīteLatvian
- रोचिष्णु मिसियाNepali
- Japanse NachtegaalDutch
- safrantimalNorwegian
- pekińczyk żółtyPolish
- pekińczyk czerwonodziobyPolish
- مارگلہ چڑیWestern Panjabi
- rouxinol-do-japãoPortuguese
- Rouxinol do JapãoPortuguese
- Обыкновенный лиотриксRussian
- Красноклювый лиотриксRussian
- mezia žltáSlovak
- Kineski slavujSerbian
- rödnäbbad sångtimaliaSwedish
- Al Gagalı ÇinbülbülüTurkish
- мезія жовтогорлаUkrainian
- Kim oanh mỏ đỏVietnamese
- 紅嘴相思鳥Chinese
- 红嘴相思鸟Chinese
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Relatives of the red-billed leiothrix
Other species in the same genus Leiothrix.
Silver-eared mesia
Leiothrix argentauris
Common questions
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How big is the red-billed leiothrix?
An adult red-billed leiothrix weighs 21.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the red-billed leiothrix endangered?
The red-billed leiothrix is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the red-billed leiothrix live?
The red-billed leiothrix has a recorded lifespan of 15 years.
What kind of animal is the red-billed leiothrix?
The red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) belongs to the family Leiothrichidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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