Rufous-tailed Robin

Rufous-tailed Robin

Larvivora sibilans

Introduction

This extremely rare visitor to Britain is normally found breeding in damp forest with dense undergrowth in central Siberia, migrating to south-east Asia for the winter.

The handful of records have tended to come in October, to the Northern Isles and England's east coast.

Key Stats

Status
Very rare
Very rare
Weight
Weight
14.5g
Seasonality
Seasonality
BTO Records
BTO Records
12 records
Population and distribution stats for:
Population Change
Population Change
No data
Population Size
Population Size
No current data
Distribution Change
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No current data
Population Change
Population Change
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Population Size
Population Size
No current data
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Distribution_change
No current data

Movement

Information about Rufous-tailed Robin movements and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

Britain & Ireland movement

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report

European movements

EuroBirdPortal uses birdwatcher's records, such as those logged in BirdTrack to map the flows of birds as they arrive and depart Europe. See maps for this species here.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information for Rufous-tailed Robin, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

Survival and Longevity

Survival is shown as the proportion of birds surviving from one year to the next and is derived from bird ringing data. It can also be used to estimate how long birds typically live.

Classification, names and codes

Taxonomy, names and species codes for Rufous-tailed Robin

Classification and Codes

  • Order: Passeriformes
  • Family: Turdidae
  • Scientific name: Larvivora sibilans
  • Authority: Swinhoe, 1863
  • BTO 5-letter code: RUTRO
  • Euring code number: 11020

Alternate species names

  • Catalan: rossinyol xiulaire
  • Czech: slavík sibirský
  • Danish: Dværgnattergal
  • Dutch: Snornachtegaal
  • Estonian: taigaööbik
  • Finnish: sirittäjäsatakieli
  • French: Rossignol siffleur
  • German: Schwirrnachtigall
  • Hungarian: rotfarkú fülemüle
  • Italian: Usignolo di Swinhoe
  • Latvian: svilpejlakstigala
  • Lithuanian: rudauodege lakštingala
  • Norwegian: Trillenattergal
  • Polish: slowik syberyjski
  • Slovak: slávik olivkastý
  • Spanish: Ruiseñor silbador
  • Swedish: drillnäktergal

More Evidence

More evidence from Conservation Evidence.com

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