This bird wears a flame at its throat—and vanishes into the forest. The Red-throated Robin is a shy songbird of Central Asia’s woodlands and mountain slopes. Males are unmistakable in breeding season: a glowing red patch on the throat blazes against cool slate-grey plumage, like a coal hidden in shadow. But outside the season, they fade into anonymity—silent, soft, nearly invisible. They nest low in dense shrubs, foraging for insects and berries with swift, ground-hugging hops. Their melodic song, though rarely heard, is rich and fluting—echoing softly through alpine silence. One glimpse is rare. A second? Even rarer. #RedThroatedRobin #MountainBirds #BirdsOfMystery
Malachite Sunbird. The malachite sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) is a small nectarivorous bird found from the highlands of Ethiopia southwards to …
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9 hrs agoThis bird wears a flame at its throat—and vanishes into the forest. The Red-throated Robin is a shy songbird of Central Asia’s woodlands and mountain slopes. Males are unmistakable in breeding season: a glowing red patch on the throat blazes against cool slate-grey plumage, like a coal hidden in shadow. But outside the season, they fade into anonymity—silent, soft, nearly invisible. They nest low in dense shrubs, foraging for insects and berries with swift, ground-hugging hops. Their melodic song, though rarely heard, is rich and fluting—echoing softly through alpine silence. One glimpse is rare. A second? Even rarer. #RedThroatedRobin #MountainBirds #BirdsOfMystery