No.536 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus

L=14cm

Rank : 2
Winter Visitor
Uncommonwintering bird at Asakawa River basin. The bird visits Komiya Park inHachioji City from around November. Worthy of its name, Malefs upper partsand tail are bright blue, Female is olive brown above with blue only ontail. Both sexes have whitish underparts with orange flanks. Immatures aresimilar except for Malefs blue-tinged colour around wing carpal.

Red-flanked Bluetail(Adult‰)

Red-flanked Bluetail (Š?)