Calliope calliope

Calliope calliope, Photo: Michael Lahanas

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Telluraves
Cladus: Australaves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Infraordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Muscicapoidea

Familia: Muscicapidae
Genus: Calliope
Species: Calliope calliope
Subspecies: C. c. beicki – C. c. calliope – C. c. camtschatkensis
Name

Calliope calliope (Pallas, 1776)
Synonyms

Motacilla calliope (protonym)
Luscinia calliope
Calliope lathamii Gould, 1836

References

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Vernacular names
العربية: هزار سيبيري
български: Сибирски славей
বাংলা: সাইবেরীয় চুনিকণ্ঠী
brezhoneg: Eostig an taiga
català: Rossinyol siberià
Cymraeg: Gyddfgoch Siberia
dansk: Rubinnattergal
Deutsch: Rubinkehlchen
English: Siberian Rubythroat
Esperanto: Rubenonajtingalo
español: Ruiseñor calíope
eesti: Rubiinööbik
euskara: Urretxindor papargorri
فارسی: گلویاقوتی سیبری
suomi: Rubiinisatakieli
français: Rossignol calliope
magyar: Rubinbegy
italiano: Calliope
日本語: ノゴマ
қазақша: Қызылтамақ бұлбұл
한국어: 진홍가슴
lietuvių: Sibirinė raudongurklė
latviešu: Sibīrijas rubīnrīklīte
монгол: Өнгөлүүрт гургалдай
кырык мары: Якшар шӱӓн шӹжвӹк
मराठी: मणिकंठ
Bahasa Melayu: Burung Murai Sawa
नेपाली: साइबेरियाली रातोकण्ठ
Nederlands: Roodkeelnachtegaal
norsk: Rubinstrupe
polski: Słowik rubinowy
русский: Соловей-красношейка
svenska: Rubinnäktergal
ไทย: นกคอทับทิม
Tiếng Việt: Oanh cổ đỏ
閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú: Âng-kui-á
中文: 红喉歌鸲

The Siberian rubythroat (Calliope calliope) is a small passerine bird first described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1776. It was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family, Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher of the family Muscicapidae.[3] The Siberian rubythroat and similar small European species are often called chats.

It is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in mixed coniferous forests with undergrowth in Siberia. It nests near the ground. It winters in Thailand, India, Indonesia and Bangladesh (See wintering range map). It is an extremely rare vagrant to Western Europe, having occurred on a very few occasions as far west as Britain. It is also an extremely rare vagrant to the Aleutian Islands, most notably on Attu Island.[4]

This species is slightly larger than the European robin. It is plain brown above except for the distinctive black tail with red side patches. It has a strong white supercilium. The male has a red throat edged with a narrow black and then a broad white border. Females lack the brightly coloured throat and borders. The male has a song similar to a harder version of the garden warbler.

The Siberian rubythroat was previously placed in the genus Luscinia. A large molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 found that Luscinia was not monophyletic. The genus was therefore split and several species including the Siberian rubythroat as the type species were moved to the reinstated genus Calliope.[5][6] Calliope, from classical Greek meaning "beautiful-voiced", was one of the muses in Greek mythology and presided over eloquence and heroic poetry.[7]

Notes

BirdLife International (2016). "Calliope calliope". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22709701A87886433. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709701A87886433.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Urs N. Glutz von Blotzheim; K. M. Bauer (1988). Handbuch der Vögel Mitteleuropas. ISBN 3-923527-00-4.
Lekagul, Boonsong; Round, Philip D.; Wongkalisn, Mongkol; Komolphalin, Kamol; King, Ben. A Guide to the Birds of Thailand.
"The British List". British Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
Sangster, G.; Alström, P.; Forsmark, E.; Olsson, U. (2010). "Multi-locus phylogenetic analysis of Old World chats and flycatchers reveals extensive paraphyly at family, subfamily and genus level (Aves: Muscicapidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 57 (1): 380–392. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.07.008. PMID 20656044.
Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2016). "Chats, Old World flycatchers". World Bird List Version 6.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London, United Kingdom: Christopher Helm. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.