Okinawa_robin

Okinawa robin

Okinawa robin

Species of bird

The Okinawa robin (Larvivora namiyei) is a passerine bird endemic to Okinawa of Japan.[2] It previously was considered a subspecies of the Ryukyu robin (Larvivora komadori ).[3]

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Behavior

Sometimes forages for food near the ground. Predation by invasive species such as the small Indian mongoose negatively impacts the Okinawa Robin.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    BirdLife International (2017). "Erithacus namiyei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. [2]
    Collar, N. J.; Andreev, A. V.; Chan, S.; Crosby, M. J.; Subramanya, S.; Tobias, J. A., eds. (2001). "Ryukyu Robin". Threatened Birds of Asia: The BirdLife International Red Data Book. BirdLife International. ISBN 0-946888-44-2. Archived from the original on 24 February 2007.
  3. [3]
    "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  4. [4]
    Yagihashi, Tsutomu; Seki, Shin-Ichi; Nakaya, Tomoki; Nakata, Katsushi; Kotaka, Nobuhiko (2021-07-01). "Eradication of the mongoose is crucial for the conservation of three endemic bird species in Yambaru, Okinawa Island, Japan". Biological Invasions. 23 (7): 2249–2260. doi:10.1007/s10530-021-02503-w. ISSN 1573-1464.
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