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Blue-fronted Robin

Cinclidium frontale

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestCup nestSmall · 25 g
Blue-fronted Robin (Cinclidium frontale), photo 1
Photo: rohanmenzies · CC BY 4.0
Blue-fronted Robin (Cinclidium frontale), photo 2
Photo: rohanmenzies · CC BY 4.0
Blue-fronted Robin (Cinclidium frontale), photo 3
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Blue-fronted Robin (Cinclidium frontale), photo 4
Photo: Shiv's fotografia · CC BY 4.0
Blue-fronted Robin (Cinclidium frontale), photo 5
Photo: (c) rohanmenzies, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

The blue-fronted robin produces short whistle-like vocalizations composed of several brief notes, which may be given in quick succession with variations in pitch and intensity, typically consisting of three to four notes. Blue-fronted robins are 18-20 centimeters long, weighing 25-26 grams, which is about 0.05 pounds. Male blue-fronted robins have a dark blue body and sapphire blue head, brown along the back, yellow-orange underparts, and a small black bill with grey legs. Female blue-fronted robins have an olive-brown head and body with pale underparts.

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When to see the Blue-fronted Robin

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 4 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Blue-fronted Robin

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 4 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

India Bhutan China Vietnam

Recorded as a rare visitor in Thailand.

About the Blue-fronted Robin

The blue-fronted robin is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Cinclidium. It is found in Bhutan, China, Northeast India, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly Nepal. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. As of June 12th,2024 this species is categorized as of least concern on the IUCN red list, with a stable population trend, though Birds of the World notes that it is uncommon in parts of its range. Blue-fronted robins are a bird species with limited published research.

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Easily confused with

East Coast AkalatSheppardia gunningiThe east coast akalat or Gunning's robin is a small passerine bird which can be found in the east of Africa from Kenya to Mozambique, and is named after J. W. B. Gunning. Dayak Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis montanus) Dayak Blue FlycatcherCyornis montanusThe Dayak blue flycatcher is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Jerdon's Bush Chat (Saxicola jerdoni) Jerdon's Bush ChatSaxicola jerdoniJerdon's bush chat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

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