Ryukyu Robin
A species of European Robin Scientific name : Larvivora komadori Genus : European Robin
Ryukyu Robin, A species of European Robin
Botanical name: Larvivora komadori
Genus: European Robin
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Description
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Description
The Ryukyu robin (Larvivora komadori) is a bird endemic to the Ryūkyū Islands, of Japan. The specific name komadori is, somewhat confusingly, the common name of its relative the Japanese robin in Japanese. The Ryukyu robin, together with the Japanese robin and the European robin, was previously placed in the genus Erithacus . A 2006 molecular phylogenetic study found that the two east Asian species were more similar to the Siberian blue robin, at the time in Luscinia, than to the European robin. In 2010 a large study confirmed this result and also found that Luscinia was non-monophyletic. The genus Larvivora was therefore resurrected to accommodate a clade containing the Japanese robin, the Ryukyu robin, the Siberian blue robin and several other species that had previously been placed in Luscinia. 
Size
14 cm
Habitat
Ryukyu Robin thrives in moist, densely vegetated environments, showing a preference for the understory of broadleaf evergreen forests, where bamboo and fern patches are common. It often inhabits areas close to streams and is adaptable to secondary forests and human-modified landscapes such as parks and gardens within broader lowland regions.
Dite type
Insectivorous
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Old world flycatchers Genus
European Robin Species
Ryukyu Robin 
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