The Okinawa robin (Larvivora namiyei) is a passerine bird endemic to Okinawa of Japan.[2] It previously was considered a subspecies of the Ryukyu robin (Larvivora komadori ).[3]

Okinawa robin
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Larvivora
Species:
L. namiyei
Binomial name
Larvivora namiyei
(Stejneger, 1887)

Behavior edit

Sometimes forages for food near the ground. Predation by invasive species such as the small Indian mongoose negatively impacts the Okinawa Robin.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Erithacus namiyei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ^ Collar, N. J.; Andreev, A. V.; Chan, S.; Crosby, M. J.; Subramanya, S.; Tobias, J. A., eds. (2001). "Ryukyu Robin". Threatened Birds of Asia: The BirdLife International Red Data Book. BirdLife International. ISBN 0-946888-44-2. Archived from the original on 24 February 2007.
  3. ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  4. ^ Yagihashi, Tsutomu; Seki, Shin-Ichi; Nakaya, Tomoki; Nakata, Katsushi; Kotaka, Nobuhiko (2021-07-01). "Eradication of the mongoose is crucial for the conservation of three endemic bird species in Yambaru, Okinawa Island, Japan". Biological Invasions. 23 (7): 2249–2260. doi:10.1007/s10530-021-02503-w. ISSN 1573-1464.