Blackthroat

Calliope obscura

Vulnerable · IUCN Red List

VUVulnerableEndemicInvertebratesForestSmall · 20 g

When to see the Blackthroat

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 3 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Blackthroat

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Blackthroat

The blackthroat, also known as the black-throated robin or black-throated blue robin, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It breeds in north-central China but its wintering grounds are uncertain. It has been recorded as a vagrant in northwest Thailand. Its natural habitat is bamboo thickets within coniferous forest at altitudes of 3000–3,400 metres. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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