Red-flanked Bluetail

Tarsiger cyanurus (Pallas, 1773)

Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers

Red-flanked Bluetail, Tarsiger cyanurus, is a passerine of the Muscicapidae family that breeds across northern Eurasia from Finland to Japan and spends the non-breeding season in south-east Asia, Japan and Taiwan. It is found in mixed coniferous woodland with undergrowth. The bird is notable for its blue tail and rump together with orange-red flanks. Adults also show a white throat and greyish-white underparts, while the male has dark blue upperparts. Females and immature males are brown above apart from the blue rump and tail.

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae — Chats, Old World Flycatchers
Breeding range: Palearctic: n Eurasia from Finland to Japan
Nonbreeding range: se Asia, Japan, Taiwan