Blue-fronted Robin

The blue-fronted robin is the only species in the monotypic genus Cinclidium, found in Bhutan, China, north-east India, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and possibly Nepal. Males have a dark blue body and sapphire-blue head, a brown back, yellow-orange underparts, a small black bill and grey legs; females have an olive-brown head and body with pale underparts. Both sexes lack the white tail markings of the similar white-tailed robin (Wikipedia, general species account).

Its natural habitat is temperate forest, primarily at mid to high elevations, where it forages low in vegetation including bamboo and feeds on small ground insects, typically low down or on the ground. It is not migratory but may move lower in winter. Breeding populations have been recorded in Thailand and Vietnam, and information on its breeding season is limited.