Blue tail

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Blue tail
Blue tail ♂ (Tarsiger cyanurus)

Blue tail ♂ ( Tarsiger cyanurus )

Systematics
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination : Songbirds (passeri)
Family : Flycatcher (Muscicapidae)
Subfamily : Schmätzer (Saxicolinae)
Genre : Tarsiger
Type : Blue tail
Scientific name
Tarsiger cyanurus
( Pallas , 1773)
female

The blue-tailed ( Tarsiger cyanurus ) is a songbird in the flycatcher family . Under the scientific name Luscinia cyanura it is sometimes assigned to the genus Luscinia .

description

In this bird, the size and shape of a redtail , the male has a bright cobalt-blue top on the shoulders, rump and tail. The blue color is darkest on the cheeks and sides of the neck. The underside is cream-colored with bright orange flanks. A white stripe runs over the forehead and eyes.

The female is olive-brown above, lighter below and has a bluish rump and tail as well as orange-colored flanks. The young birds resemble young, spotted robins .

voice

The lure is a “tick-tick” similar to the robin. The characteristic song of the blue tail begins very softly and increases to a loud, sloping, thrush-like motif “tri-lih, tri-lih” in the middle, only to end softly. He sings mostly from tree tops by day and night.

Occurrence

Distribution of the blue tail:
  • Breeding areas
  • Year-round occurrence
  • Wintering areas

    • The blue tail has a large distribution area that extends from Estonia and Finland through Siberia to Japan and Korea. In the south it occurs to Kazakhstan, Pakistan, India, Nepal and Thailand. The shy bird lives in dense pine and spruce forests and damp thickets. He broods on the ground.

    literature

    • Roger Peterson, Guy Montfort, FAD Hollom: The Birds of Europe. 9th edition. Parey, Hamburg 1970, ISBN 3-490-05518-7 .

    Web links

    Commons : Blauschwanz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

    Individual evidence