Indian blue robin

[Larvivora brunnea]

The Indian blue robin (Larvivora brunnea) is a small bird found in South Asia. Formerly considered a thrush, it is now considered one of the Old World flycatchers in the family Muscicapidae. It was earlier also called the Indian blue chat. It is migratory, breeding in the forests along the Himalayas of Nepal, India, Myanmar and Bangladesh. They winter in the hill forests of the Western Ghats of India and in Sri Lanka.

male

male

Indian Blue Robin
  • Chiefly Blue
  • Pied Black and White

Size: Sparrow 15± cm.

Associated Colours: black, chestnut, white

Indian Blue Robin (female)
  • Chiefly Blue
  • More or less Brown (all shades)

Size: Sparrow 15± cm.

Associated Colours: ochraceous, white