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Red-flanked Bluetail

Tarsiger cyanurusOrder: PASSERIFORMES Family: Thrushes (Turdidae)
Codes: Common Name: RFBL Scientific Name: TARCYA ITIS Taxonomic No.: 179838
Red-flanked Bluetail Breeding Male Head

Head

Topo Map: Perching-like Head
  • Bill Shape: All-purpose
  • Eye Color: Dark brown to brown-black.
  • Head Pattern: Eyeline, Plain, Special (unique patterns or features)
  • Crown Color: Blue
  • Forehead Color: Blue
  • Nape Color: Blue
  • Throat Color: White
  • Cere color: No Data
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Red-flanked Bluetail Breeding Male Body Illustration

Body

Topo Map: Perching-like Body
  • Length Range: 13-15 cm (5-5.75 in)
  • Weight: 11 g (0.4 oz)
  • Size: Size 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
  • Color: Blue, Orange, White, Brown, Gray
  • Underparts: White with Red-brown flanks.
  • Upperparts: Blue
  • Back Pattern: Solid
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Solid
Red-flanked Bluetail Breeding Male Flight Illustration

Flight

Topo Map: Perching-like Flight
  • Flight Pattern: Rather swift direct flight on rapidly beating wings.
  • Wingspan Range: 22-23 cm (8.5-9 in)
  • Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Forked Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Blue
  • Under Tail: White
  • Leg Color: Pink-gray
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Family Thrush (Turdidae)_blue
Species Tarsiger cyanurus
Length5 - 5.75 Inches
Wingspan8.75 Inches

Red-flanked Bluetail

Red-flanked Bluetail: Small thrush with blue upperparts, head, and tail. The belly and throat are white, flanks are orange-brown, and breast has gray wash. Very active bird. Hops on ground while bobbing tail up and down. Forages on ground and in trees for various insects and berries.

● Song: "keck-keck", "hueet"

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

● Breeding & 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.

● Similar species: Red-flanked Bluetail: None in range.

Flight Pattern

Rather swift direct flight on rapidly beating wings.
Red-flanked Bluetail Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Red-flanked Bluetail: Accidental in western Aleutians and Pribilof Islands; a single record exists from the Farralon Islands off California. Common in Siberia.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationAccidental in North America
MigrationMigratory
Weight0.4 Ounces
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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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To find the ITIS page for a bird species go to the ITIS web site advanced search and report page at http://www.itis.gov/advanced_search.html. You can enter the TSN or the common name of the bird. It will return the ITIS page for that bird. Another way to obtain the ITIS page is to use the Google search engine. Enter the string ITIS followed by the taxonomic ID, for example "ITIS 178041" will return the page for the Allen's Hummingbird.

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