White-Tailed Robin
Myiomela leucura
Also known as: White-Tailed Blue Robin
About This Species
A shy thrush-like bird of dense undergrowth in humid forest across the Himalayan foothills and parts of Southeast Asia, more often heard than seen as it forages quietly on or near the forest floor. The male's white outer tail feathers, flicked open during territorial display, are the most reliable field mark in the dim forest interior. Listen for its clear, whistled song from dense cover, most active at dawn and dusk during the breeding season.
Ethical Viewing Guidelines
- Because it is a skulking understorey species easily pushed deeper into cover, stay on trails and use call or song to locate it rather than pushing into dense vegetation to get closer.
- Wildlife protection law differs across the Himalayan and Southeast Asian countries it ranges through, so follow the specific rules of the forest reserve or protected area being visited.
- Waiting quietly near known song perches is far less disruptive than actively searching through undergrowth.
LCAvesPasseriformesMuscicapidae
Seasonal Activity
173,459 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
Photo
(c) Allen Lyu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Allen Lyu
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Occurrence data from GBIF.