The Okinawa robin (''Larvivora namiyei'') is a
passerine bird
endemic to
Okinawa of
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. It previously was considered a subspecies of the
Ryukyu robin (''Larvivora komadori '').
Behavior
Sometimes forages for food near the ground. Predation by invasive species such as the
small Indian mongoose negatively impacts the Okinawa Robin.
References
Okinawa robin
The Okinawa robin (''Larvivora namiyei'') is a passerine bird endemic to Okinawa of Japan. It previously was considered a subspecies of the Ryukyu robin (''Larvivora komadori '').
Behavior
Sometimes forages for food near the ground. Predation ...
Endemic birds of Japan
Okinawa robin
The Okinawa robin (''Larvivora namiyei'') is a passerine bird endemic to Okinawa of Japan. It previously was considered a subspecies of the Ryukyu robin (''Larvivora komadori '').
Behavior
Sometimes forages for food near the ground. Predation ...
Okinawa robin
The Okinawa robin (''Larvivora namiyei'') is a passerine bird endemic to Okinawa of Japan. It previously was considered a subspecies of the Ryukyu robin (''Larvivora komadori '').
Behavior
Sometimes forages for food near the ground. Predation ...
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