White-tailed robin

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White-tailed robin
male
female
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C. leucurum
Binomial name
Cinclidium leucurum
(Hodgson, 1845)
Synonyms

Myiomela cambodiana

The white-tailed robin (Cinclidium leucurum) is an Old World flycatcher in the family Muscicapidae. It ranges across the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent and adjacent areas of Southeast Asia. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

From Neora Valley National Park in Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Close-up of a male's head

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