Places and times seen in Munakata city

In Munakata, it is a traveling bird, and it is rarely observed at the time of spring and autumn migration (May, October). There are observation records throughout the city, but the number is small.

Characteristic

It has a total length of 16 cm. Less than sparrows.
Males are dark blue from the forehead to the upper surface and light blue on the forehead. The underside of the body from the eyelids is white, the eyes to the cheeks, the side chest is black, and the sides are bluish gray. Hemorrhoids are black, his feet are long, and it has a pinkish dark brown color.
Females are olive-brown from the top of the body to the upper surface and bluish on the forehead and hips. The lower surface of the body below the eyelids is pale brown. The feathers are orange-brown and have a fine wrinkled pattern.

Habit

From flatland to deciduous broad-leaved forest in the subalpine zone, and a mixed forest of conifers. In breeding grounds, they have a pair and a turf, and their tails are high in the morning, and they crawl near the ground in the daytime. Catch earthworms and spiders on the ground and eat them.
After a prelude called "Tuchichi", they sang "Thoi, Choi", "Pintorul" and so on.

distribution

It inhabits the flatland of Hokkaido, Minamichishima, central Honshu, and deciduous broad-leaved forest in the subalpine zone, and a mixed broad-leaved forest field shrub layer as summer birds. Living near ground level. At the time of migration, it is also found in islands on the side of the Sea of Japan, forests in flatlands, forests in rivers and forests such as parks.
It breeds on the Amur River Basin, Sakhalin, the Japanese Islands in the north of central Japan, Minami-Chishima, etc., and overwinters in Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Philippines, etc.

Other

Koruri and Shimagama are birds that can not be seen easily and there are many similar places, so it is difficult to distinguish.