Biology:Okinawa robin
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Short description: Species of bird
| Okinawa robin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Larvivora |
| Species: | L. namiyei
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| Binomial name | |
| Larvivora namiyei (Stejneger, 1887)
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The Okinawa robin (Larvivora namiyei) is a passerine bird endemic to Okinawa of Japan .[1] It previously was considered a subspecies of the Ryukyu robin (Larvivora komadori ).[2]
Behavior
Sometimes forages for food near the ground. Predation by invasive species such as the small Indian mongoose negatively impacts the Okinawa Robin.[3]
References
- ↑ Collar, N. J., ed (2001). "Ryukyu Robin". Threatened Birds of Asia: The BirdLife International Red Data Book. BirdLife International. ISBN 0-946888-44-2. http://www.rdb.or.id/detailbird.php?id=704.
- ↑ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List" (in en-US). https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/updates/species-updates/.
- ↑ 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" (in en). Biological Invasions 23 (7): 2249–2260. doi:10.1007/s10530-021-02503-w. ISSN 1573-1464. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-021-02503-w.
Wikidata ☰ Q31874705 entry
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