Japanese Robin
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The Japanese Robin or komadori is a songbird
. Recent research suggests that the East Asian robins belong into a new genus uniting them with some East Asian Luscinias such as the Siberian Blue Robin
.
The name "Japanese Robin" is also sometimes used for the Red-billed Leiothrix
(Leiothrix lutea).
The specific name akahige is, somewhat confusingly, the common name of its relative Erithacus komadori in Japanese.
Songbird
A songbird is a bird belonging to the suborder Passeri of the perching birds . Another name that is sometimes seen as scientific or vernacular name is Oscines, from Latin oscen, "a songbird"...
. Recent research suggests that the East Asian robins belong into a new genus uniting them with some East Asian Luscinias such as the Siberian Blue Robin
Siberian Blue Robin
The Siberian Blue Robin, Luscinia cyane, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, family Muscicapidae. It, and similar small European species, are often called chats...
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The name "Japanese Robin" is also sometimes used for the Red-billed Leiothrix
Red-billed Leiothrix
The Red-billed Leiothrix, Leiothrix lutea, is a member of the Old World babbler family. It is a common cagebird and amongst aviculturists it goes by various names: Pekin Robin, Pekin Nightingale, Chinese Nightingale, Japanese Nightingale, and Japanese Robin, the last two being misnomers as it is...
(Leiothrix lutea).
The specific name akahige is, somewhat confusingly, the common name of its relative Erithacus komadori in Japanese.