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Armenian Name: | Սպիտակափող սոխակ |
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See Plate 44 for White-throated Robin and other similar species
Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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Abundance: | Uncommon |
Length: | 16.5 cm, Wing Span:27-30 cm |
Distribution Map: | Map 240. |
Description: | Male: blue-gray above; white throat and supercilium, black face, and orange breast and flanks. Female: brown-gray above; gray-white underparts with white throat and pale orange flanks. |
Similar Species: | Differs from Common Redstart by larger size, white throat, and blackish tail. |
Behavior: | Often stays in dense vegetation, except when male sings from exposed perch. |
Habitat: | Semidesert, mountain steppe, subalpine. |
Food: | Invertebrates, berries. |
Nest: | Pile of twigs in tree cavity or on stump. |
Eggs: | 21 mm, 4-5, green-blue, yellowish spots. |