Okinawa robin

Okinawa robin
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Muscicapidae
Genus:	Larvivora
Species:	L. namiyei
Binomial name
Larvivora namiyei (Stejneger, 1887)

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]

Behavior

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

References

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.