Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies
Rufous-tailed Robin
Larvivora sibilans
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies (Muscicapidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The rufous-tailed robin (Larvivora sibilans) is a small passerine bird. Its breeding range extends from southern Siberia and the Sea of Okhotsk to southern China and southeastern Asia.
It has a number of alternative English names: pseudorobin, red-tailed robin, Swinhoe's red-tailed robin, Swinhoe's robin, Swinhoe's pseudorobin, Swinhoe's nightingale or whistling nightingale.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds southern Siberia to Sea of Okhotsk; winters southern China to southeastern Asia.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Rufous-tailed 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.
