Great Backyard Bird Off - Asia (poll 12)
Choose your favorite
Japanese Robin [Komadori]
Oriental Magpie-robin
Bird Info & Submission Reasons
Japanese Robin (Larvivora akahige)
submitted as Komadori
"Who doesn’t like a cute little robin? looking at it screams “robin”, thanks to its vibrant red colour, but it’s patterning is more interesting and it turns out it’s not that closely related to the better known European robin"
Oriental Magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis)
"There are quite a few of them near where I live and they're absolutely adorable and sing such beautiful songs"
"Whenever my Asian family members come to visit in Europe they always exclaim “THOSE MAGPIES ARE GIGANTIC” at the Eurasian magpies, because what they call magpies are these cuuuuuute little things that aren’t related to magpies at all. Nevertheless they’re really eye-catching whenever there’s one in your back garden."
Also found in Taiwan
Image Sources: Japanese (哲 周), Oriental (Ian Mo)
Areas which are italicized represent the non-native range of the species. Whether introduced on purpose on or accident, these species may have become invasive in this range. Despite their potential impact on native wildlife, please do not leave disparaging comments on these polls. Their purpose is to celebrate people's love of these species.
