White-browed Bush Robin Tarsiger indicus formosanus, male, Tataka Visitor Center (23.487322, 120.889863), Yushan National Park, Taiwan, elev. 2630 m (8,630 ft.), February. White-browed Bush Robin inhabits dense undergrowth from 2000-3400 m (6,560-11,160 ft.), in winter down to 1000 m (3,280 ft.). Usually in denser undergrowth than Collared Bush RobinT. johnstoniae and has entirely rufous-orange underparts. Distinguished from Indian Blue RobinLarvivora brunnea by more upright stance and darker legs and from Snowy-browed FlycatcherFicedula hyperythra by longer and finer supercilium. Race formosanus is endemic to Taiwan, and indicus and yunnanensis range from the central Himalaya to Vietnam. (Craig Brelsford)Female formosanus, Dasyueshan Forest Road 200 (24.270982, 121.024167), Taiwan, elev. 2540 m (8,330 ft.), February. Female distinguished from Indian Blue RobinLarvivora brunnea by more upright stance and darker legs and from Snowy-browed FlycatcherFicedula hyperythra by darker legs and smaller size. (Craig Brelsford)
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