Red-billed Leiothrix

How to identify

Field marks

1. Adult has a bright red bill and yellowish-white eye-rings
2. Olive overall, with a yellow throat and an orange wash on the breast
3. Wing feather edges alternate yellow, orange, red and black
4. Blue-gray cheeks and sides of neck; forked tail with a black tail tip

Male, female and young

The female is slightly duller than the male, with less red on the wings; juveniles have a black bill.

Voice

Vocalizations consist of repeated short, powerful notes, given more frequently during the breeding season; the male sings long, complex songs.

Where and when it's recorded

Red-billed Leiothrix has been recorded at 424 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 13 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. SattalIndia1,682 records
2. Tai Po Kau Nature ReserveHong Kong (China)586 records
3. Longcanggou [General Area]China336 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaIndiaNepalJapanBhutanPakistanFranceSpain

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 red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) is a member of the family Leiothrichidae, native to southern China and the Himalayas. It has also been introduced in various parts of the world, with small populations of escapees having existed in Japan since the 1980s.

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