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Golden Bush Robin
Tarsiger chrysaeus Hodgson, 1845
≈13 cmLength14 gWeight
This bird is known for its golden color, and the male has an olive-brown back and bright yellow-orange underparts.
Busiest months: May · Most records: China, Nepal, India
How to identify
Field marks
- Back brownish-olive in male
- Underparts bright yellow-orange in male
Male, female and young
Female has the same color pattern but is duller; juvenile male dark brown, with pale yellowish-brown markings above and below the tail.
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: May · Most records: China, Nepal, India
Golden Bush Robin has been recorded at 134 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Baihualing [General Area]China216 records
- Wawu Mountain – Summit [2800m]China127 records
- SattalIndia112 records
More places
- Balang Shan – Tunnel AreaChina88 records
- Wawu Mountain [General Area]China84 records
- PangotIndia60 records
- Balang Shan [General Area]China55 records
- Mt. Phulchowki - Lowest Few Miles of RoadNepal47 records
- Labahe NNRChina42 records
- Mt. PhulchowkiNepal38 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The golden bush robin (Tarsiger chrysaeus) or golden bush-robin was first discovered in 1845 by Brian Houghton Hodgson, a British naturalist.
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Questions
How big is the Golden Bush Robin?
The Golden Bush Robin is about ≈13 cm long and weighs around 14 g.
Where does the Golden Bush Robin live?
Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas to central China. It is most often recorded in China, Nepal and India.
When is the best time to see the Golden Bush Robin?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in May (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Golden Bush Robin endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Golden Bush Robin as Least Concern.
What does the Golden Bush Robin eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Golden Bush Robin in?
It belongs to the family Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈13 cm
- Weight
- 14 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Partial migrant
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 68 mm
- Tail
- 52 mm
- Bill
- 14 mm
- Tarsus
- 28 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Oriental: Himalayas to central China
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Subspecies · 1
- Tarsiger chrysaeus chrysaeus c, e Himalayas to c China and n Myanmar
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Tarsiger
Other birds in the genus Tarsiger
White-browed Bush RobinTarsiger indicus
Taiwan Bush RobinTarsiger formosanus
Collared Bush RobinTarsiger johnstoniae
Rufous-breasted Bush RobinTarsiger hyperythrus
Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus
Qilian BluetailTarsiger albocoeruleus
Himalayan BluetailTarsiger rufilatus
White-tailed AletheAlethe diademata
Fire-crested AletheAlethe castanea
Karoo Scrub RobinTychaedon coryphoeus
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