Qilian Bluetail

Overview

Qilian Bluetail (Tarsiger albocoeruleus) is a species of Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Tarsiger; binomial: Tarsiger albocoeruleus; authority: Meise, 1937.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Palearctic. Non-breeding range: to Myanmar and n Thailand.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Qilian Bluetail Tarsiger albocoeruleus (resurrected name) is split from Red-flanked Bluetail T. cyanurus based on strong differences in song and morphometrics supported by phylogenetic analysis (Wei et al. 2022).