Calliope obscura Berezowski & Bianchi, 1891
Blackthroat, Black-throated blue robin
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Erithacus obscurus Berezowski & Bianchi, 1891; Luscinia obscura Berezowski & Bianchi, 1891
Conservation Status
Rediscovered in 2011
IUCN RedList status: Vulnerable
Distribution
Shaanxi Province, China
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Berezowski, M. and Bianchi, V. (1891). Ptitsy Gan'suyskogo puteshestviya G.N. Potanina 1884–1887. Materialy po ornitologii Kitaya, glavnym obrazom yuzhnoy chasti provinzii Gan'-su. Tipographiya Imperatorskoy Akademii Nauk, Sanktpeterburg.
Other references:
Alström P, Song G, Zhang R, Gao X, Holt PI, Olsson U, Lei F. (2013). Taxonomic status of Blackthroat Calliope obscura and Firethroat C. pectardens. Forktail 29: 94-99.
Alström, Per, Zhao, Min, He, Peng and Lei, Fumin. (2015). New locality for the endangered Blackthroat Calliope obscura. Journal of Ornithology. DOI: 10.1007/s10336-015-1279-1. [Abstract]
BirdLife International. (2012). Luscinia obscura. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 17 November 2013.
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Goodwin D, Vaurie C (1956) Are Luscinia pectardens (David and Oustalet) and Luscinia obscura (Berezowsky and Bianchi) colour phases of a single species? Bull Brit Orn Club 76:141–143.
Ning H, Lei L, Zhao H-F, Zhao L-G, Gong H-S, Gao X-B (2014) Nest site characteristics and reproductive ecology of Black-throated Blue Robin ( Luscinia obscura ) in Foping. Chin J Zool 49:686–691
Ripley, S. D. and King, B. (1966). Discovery of the female of the black-throated robin, Erithacus obscurus (Berezowsky and Bianchi). Proc Biol Soc Wash 79:151-152.
Song, Gang et al. (2013). Rediscovery of an enigmatic Chinese passerine, the Blackthroat Calliope obscura: plumage, vocalizations, distribution, habitat choice, nesting and conservation. Journal of Ornithology. DOI: 10.1007/s10336-013-1009-5 [Abstract]
Qian, Wei. and Yi, He. (2011). First images in the wild of Blackthroat Luscinia obscura, Asia’s most enigmatic robin. BirdingASIA 15:17-19.
Vaurie C (1959) The birds of the palearctic fauna: order passeriformes. H.F. & G, Witherby [relevant citation?]