Collared Bush Robin Tarsiger johnstoniae, male, Dasyueshan Forest Road 200 (24.270888, 121.025955), Taiwan, elev. 2570 m (8,430 ft.), February. Collared Bush Robin is endemic to the mountains of Taiwan. Inhabits forest edge at 2000–3200 m (6,560–10,500 ft.). Less tied to dense undergrowth than White-browed Bush Robin T. indicus formosanus and has orange gorget. (Craig Brelsford)
First-winter male, Hehuanshan Lookout (24.141884, 121.284534), Taiwan, elev. 3150 m (10,320 ft.), October. (Craig Brelsford)
Female, Hehuanshan Lookout (24.141884, 121.284534), Taiwan, elev. 3150 m (10,320 ft.), October. (Craig Brelsford)
THE BUSH ROBINS OF CHINA
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White-browed Bush Robin Tarsiger indicus
Rufous-breasted Bush Robin T. hyperythrus
“Gansu” Bluetail T. (cyanurus? rufilatus?) “albocoeruleus”
Himalayan Bluetail T. rufilatus
Red-flanked Bluetail T. cyanurus
Golden Bush Robin T. chrysaeus
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Collared Bush Robin Tarsiger johnstoniae
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