Siberian Rubythroat

Luscinia calliopeOrder: PASSERIFORMES Family: Thrushes (Turdidae)

Codes: Common Name: SIRU Scientific Name: LUSCAL ITIS Taxonomic No.: 179820

Breeding Location:

Bushes and shrubs

Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester

Breeding Population:

Egg Color:

Pale blue sometimes speckled with brown

Number of Eggs:

4 - 6

Incubation Days:

Egg Incubator:

Female

Nest Material:

Stems, grasses, fibers, hair.

Migration:

Migratory

General

Siberian Rubythroat: Medium-sized thrush with olive-brown upperparts, bright red throat, gray breast and sides, and white belly. Head has white stripes above and below eyes. Wings and tail are olive-brown. Female is duller and has white throat.

Range and Habitat

Siberian Rubythroat: Breeds throughout Asia and eastern Europe. Spends winters in southern Asia. Rare in North America but is an annual migrant through the western Aleutians and St. Lawrence Islands. Frequents open grasslands with scattered thickets.

Breeding and Nesting

Siberian Rubythroat: Four to six pale blue eggs, sometimes speckled with brown, are laid in a nest made of stems, grass, fibers, hair, and plant down, and built on the ground near a shrub or tree. Eggs are incubated for 14 days by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Siberian Rubythroat: Feeds on insects, worms and various berries; forages on the ground or in bushes.

Readily Eats

Raisins, Currants, Nut Meal

Vocalization

Siberian Rubythroat: Song is a variety of loud clicks and whistles. Call is a bold, flutelike "feeyoueet-feeyoueet."

Similar Species

Siberian Rubythroat: Bluethroat has streaked black necklace and shows dark brown terminal tail band and rufous patches at base of tail in flight.

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Siberian Rubythroat

● Song: "feeyoueet-feeyoueet"

● Foraging & Feeding: Siberian Rubythroat: Feeds on insects, worms and various berries; forages on the ground or in bushes.

● Breeding & nesting: Siberian Rubythroat: Four to six pale blue eggs, sometimes speckled with brown, are laid in a nest made of stems, grass, fibers, hair, and plant down, and built on the ground near a shrub or tree. Eggs are incubated for 14 days by the female.

● Similar species: Siberian Rubythroat: Bluethroat has streaked black necklace and shows dark brown terminal tail band and rufous patches at base of tail in flight.

Flight Pattern

Rather swift direct flight, deliberate and on rapidly beating wings.

Siberian Rubythroat Breeding Male Body Illustration

● Range & Habitat: Siberian Rubythroat: Breeds throughout Asia and eastern Europe. Spends winters in southern Asia. Rare in North America but is an annual migrant through the western Aleutians and St. Lawrence Islands. Frequents open grasslands with scattered thickets.

^BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester

^Population

^MigrationMigratory

^Weight0.7 Ounces

Upperparts

Back, rump, hindneck, wings, and crown.

Belly

The ventral part of the bird, or the area between the flanks on each side and the crissum and breast. Flight muscles are located between the belly and the breast.

Breast

The upper front part of a bird.

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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