Bird name:

Red-flanked Bluetail

Tarsiger cyanurus

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Thrushes (Turdidae)

Code 4

RFBL

Code 6

TARCYA

ITIS

179838

Breeding Location:

Grasslands

Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester

Breeding Population:

Accidental in North America

Egg Color:

White with brown on larger end

Number of Eggs:

5 - 7

Incubation Days:

12 - 15

Egg Incubator:

Female

Nest Material:

Dead grass, roots and moss., Lined with soft grass, pine needles, hair and wool.

Migration:

Migratory

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General

Red-flanked Bluetail: Small thrush with blue upperparts, head, and tail. Belly and throat are white, flanks are orange-brown, and breast has gray wash. Female and juvenile have olive-brown upperparts, heads, and napes, orange-brown flanks, gray wash on bellies, blue tails and rumps, and white throats and eye-rings.

Range and Habitat

Red-flanked Bluetail: Accidental in western Aleutians and Pribilof Islands; a single record exists from the Farralon Islands off California. Common in Siberia.

Breeding and Nesting

Red-flanked Bluetail: Five to seven white eggs with brown concentrated at the larger ends are laid in a nest made of grass, roots and moss, lined with soft grass, pine needles, hair, and wool, and built in a stump, log, or on the ground. Incubation ranges from 12 to 15 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Red-flanked Bluetail: Eats insects and berries; forages on the ground and in trees.

Readily Eats

Raisins, Currants, Nut Meal

Vocalization

Red-flanked Bluetail: Song is a clear whistle or short monotonous warble. Call is a "hueet" or a hoarse "keck-keck."

Similar Species

Red-flanked Bluetail: None in range.

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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.

Field Guide to Birds of North America