How big is a White-browed Bush Robin?

The White-browed Bush Robin is a tiny sized bird weighing about 15 g.

Where can you see a White-browed Bush Robin?

The White-browed Bush Robin occurs in 7 countries, including India, China, Taiwan, Bhutan and Nepal.

What birds look similar to a White-browed Bush Robin?

The White-browed Bush Robin is most easily confused with the Rufous-breasted Bush Robin, the Golden Bush Robin and the Collared Bush Robin.

White-browed Bush Robin

Tarsiger indicus

Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The White-browed Bush Robin (Tarsiger indicus) is a rare chats, old world flycatchers, and alli found in 7 countries, weighing about 15 g. The white-browed bush robin is a species of passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that is found from the Himalayas to south-central China and north Vietnam.

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White-browed Bush Robin (Tarsiger indicus), photo 1 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

White-browed Bush Robin (Tarsiger indicus), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Tristan Jobin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the White-browed Bush Robin

The white-browed bush robin is a species of passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that is found from the Himalayas to south-central China and north Vietnam. Its natural habitat is Rhododendron and conifer forests. The Taiwan bush robin was formerly regarded as a subspecies.

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How to identify it

White-browed bush robins display delayed plumage maturation—after becoming capable of breeding, first-year males (subadults) retain their juvenile plumage (similar to that of adult females) to avoid direct competition with older males.

Where it lives

India China Taiwan Bhutan Nepal Vietnam Myanmar (Burma)

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, November, December, with peak activity in April. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a White-browed Bush Robin?: White-browed bush robins display delayed plumage maturation—after becoming capable of breeding, first-year males (subadults) retain their juvenile plumage (similar to that of adult females) to avoid direct competition with older males.
How big is a White-browed Bush Robin?: The White-browed Bush Robin is a tiny sized bird weighing about 15 g.
Where can you see a White-browed Bush Robin?: The White-browed Bush Robin occurs in 7 countries, including India, China, Taiwan, Bhutan and Nepal.
What birds look similar to a White-browed Bush Robin?: The White-browed Bush Robin is most easily confused with the Rufous-breasted Bush Robin, the Golden Bush Robin and the Collared Bush Robin.

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