Nilgiri Blue Robin
Nilgiri Blue Robin (<em>Sholicola major</em>) is a species of Chats, Old World Flycatchers (<em>Muscicapidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Overview
Nilgiri Blue Robin (Sholicola major) is a species of Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Scientific Classification
Genus: Sholicola; binomial: Sholicola major; authority: (Jerdon, 1841).
Distribution
Breeding range: the Oriental Region.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Change English name of Brachypteryx major from Shortwing to Blue Robin and relocate to genus Myiomela [now Sholicola] (Rasmussen & Anderton 2005); erroneously long placed in Brachypteryx.
