Red-flanked bluetail
Tarsiger cyanurus (Pallas, 1773)
The red-flanked bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 13.4 g to 15.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the red-flanked bluetail
- Weight
- 13.4 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
- 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
Photos of the red-flanked bluetail
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Where does the red-flanked bluetail live?
Not recorded
What is the red-flanked bluetail?
The red-flanked bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus), also known as the orange-flanked bush-robin, is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in mixed coniferous forests in northern Asia, parts of central Asia, and northeastern Europe. It is migratory, wintering mainly in southeast Asia, in the Indian subcontinent, the Himalayas, Taiwan, and northern Indochina.
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Is the red-flanked bluetail endangered?
The red-flanked bluetail 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
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 red-flanked bluetail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae
- genusTarsiger
- SpeciesTarsiger cyanurus (Pallas, 1773)
Synonyms Erithacus cyanurus, Erithacus cyanurus, Ianthia practica, Luscinia cyanura, Motacilla cyanurus, Tarsiger cyanurus cyanurus, Tarsiger cyanurus ussuriensis
Other names and names in other languages (66)
- Orange-flanked bush-robinEnglish
- Red-flanked bush robinEnglish
- أبو حناء احمر الخاصرةArabic
- CudiazulAragonese
- СиньоопашкаBulgarian
- Eostig divgazel ruzBreton
- cotxa cuablavaCatalan
- СимсӹпачMari
- Симсӹ пачан чӓкчемMari
- modruška tajgováCzech
- modruška lesní sibiřskáCzech
- Cynffonlas YstlysgochWelsh
- BlåstjertDanish
- BlauschwanzGerman
- ΚυάνουροςGreek
- BluvostuloEsperanto
- rufaflanka najtingaloEsperanto
- Ruiseñor coliazulSpanish
- sinisabaEstonian
- sinipyrstöFinnish
- VelbláiFaroese
- Robin à flancs rouxFrench
- Rossignol à flancs rouxFrench
- EarrghormánIrish
- An t-earrghorm rua-chliathánachIrish
- Famman gorrym jiarg-lhiatteeaghScottish Gaelic
- Rabiazul de flancos rubiosGalician
- כחול זנבHebrew
- כחול הזנבHebrew
- modrorepkaCroatian
- kékfarkúHungarian
- kékfarokHungarian
- Berkecet ekor-biruIndonesian
- BláskottaIcelandic
- CodazzurroItalian
- ルリビタキJapanese
- КөкқұйрықKazakh
- 유리딱새Korean
- paprastoji mėlynuodegėLithuanian
- MėlynuodegėLithuanian
- rudsānu zilastīteLatvian
- Гургалдай хөхзоотMongolian
- BlauwstaartDutch
- ModraczekPolish
- modraczek (zwyczajny)Polish
- Modraczek zwyczajnyPolish
- pisco-de-flancos-ruivosPortuguese
- Pisco-de-flanco-ruivoPortuguese
- СинехвосткаRussian
- AlitbaðušNorthern Sami
- alitbađušNorthern Sami
- modravec červenobokýSlovak
- plavščicaSlovenian
- Sibirska plavorepkaSerbian
- црвенбока плаворепкаSerbian
- tajgablåstjärtSwedish
- blåstjärtSwedish
- taigablåstjärtSwedish
- นกเขนน้อยข้างสีส้มThai
- นกเขนน้อยข้างสีส้มคิ้วขาวThai
- Mavi Kuyruklu BülbülTurkish
- синьохвіст тайговийUkrainian
- 藍尾鴝Chinese
- 紅脇藍尾鴝Chinese
- 红胁蓝尾鸲Chinese
- 藍尾鴝〔紅脇藍尾鴝，藍尾林鴝〕Chinese
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Relatives of the red-flanked bluetail
Other species in the same genus Tarsiger.
Golden bush robin
Tarsiger chrysaeus
Rufous-breasted bush robin
Tarsiger hyperythrus
Collared bush robin
Tarsiger johnstoniae
White-browed bush robin
Tarsiger indicus
Himalayan bluetail
Tarsiger rufilatus
Qilian bluetail
Tarsiger albocoeruleus
CompareRed-flanked bluetail vs Golden bush robinRed-flanked bluetail vs Rufous-breasted bush robinRed-flanked bluetail vs Collared bush robinRed-flanked bluetail vs White-browed bush robin
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the red-flanked bluetail?
An adult red-flanked bluetail weighs 13.4 g – 15.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the red-flanked bluetail endangered?
The red-flanked 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 red-flanked bluetail?
The red-flanked bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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