Siberian Rubythroat
Scientific Name: Luscinia calliopeMaltese Name: Rozinjol tas-Siberja
Family: Thrushes and Chats (Turdidae)
Occurence: Vagrant
Breeds in Malta: No
Overview:
The Siberian Rubythroat is slightly larger than the European Robin. It is plain brown above except for the distinctive black tail with red side patches. It has a strong white supercilium. The male has a red throat edged with a narrow black and then a broad white border. It has a strong white supercilium. Females lack the brightly coloured throat and borders. It is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in mixed coniferous forest with undergrowth in Siberia. It nests near the ground. It winters in India and Indonesia. It is an extremely rare vagrant to Western Europe, having occurred on a very few occasions as far west as Britain.
Status:
Vagrant. Recorded only once. A female was ringed at Rabat on the 25th January 2004.
Photographs:
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Female Siberian Rubythroat, Rabat, 25th January 2004 |
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Female Siberian Rubythroat, Rabat, 25th January 2004 |
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