Siberian Rubythroat

The Siberian rubythroat was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family and is now generally considered an Old World flycatcher. It is plain brown above except for the distinctive black tail with red side patches, with a strong white eyebrow; the male has a red throat edged with a narrow black and then a broad white border, and females lack the brightly coloured throat and borders. It winters in Thailand, India, Indonesia and Bangladesh (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in mixed coniferous forests with undergrowth in Siberia, nesting near the ground. The male's song is like a harder version of the garden warbler's, and the species and similar small European birds are often called chats. SoIB 2023 rates it a Low conservation priority, a winter migrant of wetland that eats invertebrates, with a Moderate range of about 117,000 km² and insufficient data on trends (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).