Female © Tamir Siman-Tov
Juvenile © AREF ALAWADHI
Male © Oree Efroni Naor
Male © Gökçe Coşkun
+ 3
Male © Peter Arras
Male © Olivier Langrand

White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis

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Identification

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Large, long-billed robin that spends much of its time on the ground with tail cocked. The male has bluish upperparts, a dark face, a white supercilium, a broad black tail, and bright orange underparts. The female has gray underparts, a faintly mottled breast, a whitish throat, and orange sides. Breeds on high-altitude mountain slopes covered with dense scrub. On migration shows up in a variety of scrubby habitats. Calls similar to nightingales, including clear whistles and a low croak.

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