Okinawa Robin

Okinawa Robin (Larvivora namiyei) is a small robin endemic to Okinawa, with a dark face and upperparts, rich orange-red breast and pale belly. Body shape, bill structure, plumage pattern and voice provide the strongest field characters. Age, sex and season may alter its appearance, so identification should combine several features and careful direct field comparisons with similar species in the same habitat (Wikipedia, general species account).

It inhabits dense subtropical forest undergrowth, foraging near the ground for insects and other invertebrates and singing from low concealed perches; it was formerly treated as part of the Ryukyu robin. Its movements and social behaviour vary through the year, with breeding birds generally more dispersed and non-breeding birds gathering where food is concentrated. Japanese records place it within the country's documented avifauna as a resident, migrant or visitor (Wikipedia, general species account; Wildlife of Japan occurrence records).