Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Blue-fronted Robin
Cinclidium frontale
Blue-fronted Robin (Cinclidium frontale) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Blue-fronted Robin (Cinclidium frontale) is a member of the Muscicapidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 25.4 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
- Genus Cinclidium
- Species frontale
Quick facts
- Weight
- 25.4 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Blue-fronted Robin is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it uses a wide range of foraging strategies.
Migration
The Blue-fronted Robin is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
The Blue-fronted Robin (Cinclidium frontale) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Nepal to se Asia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 25.4 g, with a wing length of about 8.2 cm and a tail of around 8.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 220,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Blue-fronted Robin?
The Blue-fronted Robin is a small bird that weighs around 25.4 g.
Where does the Blue-fronted Robin live?
The Blue-fronted Robin is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Nepal to se Asia, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Blue-fronted Robin belong to?
The Blue-fronted Robin (Cinclidium frontale) belongs to the Muscicapidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Blue-fronted Robin eat?
The Blue-fronted Robin is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Blue-fronted Robin migrate?
The Blue-fronted Robin is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
Is the Blue-fronted Robin endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Blue-fronted Robin make?
1 real field recording of the Blue-fronted Robin — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Blue-fronted Robin's range?
The Blue-fronted Robin has a mapped global range of about 220,000 km².
Conservation
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