Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies
Ryukyu Robin
Larvivora komadori
- Family
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies (Muscicapidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The Ryukyu robin (Larvivora komadori) is a bird endemic to the Ryūkyū Islands, of Japan. The Okinawa robin (Larvivora namiyei) previously was considered a subspecies.
The specific name komadori is, somewhat confusingly, the common name of its relative the Japanese robin in Japanese.
The Ryukyu robin, together with the Japanese robin and the European robin, was previously placed in the genus Erithacus .
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds Danjo Islands (off southwestern Kyushu) and northern Ryukyu Islands (Tanegashima southward to Tokunoshima); winters southward to the southern Ryukyu Islands (mainly Miyako, Ishigaki, Iriomote, and Yonakuni, southern Japan).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Ryukyu robin
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
