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| Erithacus akahige (Temminck, 1835) |
The Japanese Robin (Erithacus akahige, formerly Luscinia akahige) 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 (Seki, 2006).
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.
References
- BirdLife International (2004). Erithacus akahige. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- Seki, Shin-Ichi (2006): The origin of the East Asian Erithacus robin, Erithacus komadori, inferred from cytochrome b sequence data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39(3): 899–905. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.01.028
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