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White-bellied Blue Robin

Sholicola albiventris (Blanford, WT 1868)

The white-bellied blue robin or white-bellied sholakili, is a bird of the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Shola forests of the higher hills of southern India. The Nilgiri blue robin and this species were once considered separate species, later lumped as sub-species of a single species (major) and elevated again to full species in 2005 by Pamela C. Rasmussen. The species was earlier thought to be related to the shortwings and placed in the genus Brachypteryx and later moved to Myiomela since species in the genus Brachypteryx shows marked sexual dimorphism. In 2017, a study found that this is a sister group of the flycatchers in the genera Niltava, Cyornis and Eumyias among others. It was then placed in newly erected genus Sholicola. This small bird is found on the forest floor and undergrowth of dense forest patches sheltered in the valleys of montane grassland, a restricted and threatened habitat. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Muscicapidae
Genus:
   Sholicola
Scientific:
  Sholicola albiventris

Original description

Citation:
  (Blanford, WT 1868)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1867, Part 3, Meeting of November 14, 1867 p.833, pl. XXXIX

Protonym:
  Callene albiventris

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90421#page/255/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  76F3C88519C4B684

Avibase ID:
  avibase-76F3C885

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/76F3C885

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916343


VULNERABLE

Geographic range:

  • Sholicola albiventris: Peninsular India (sw Madras to Kerala)
  • Sholicola albiventris albiventris: southern western Ghats (south of the Palghat Gap) in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, southern India
  • Sholicola albiventris ashambuensis: southernmost Western Ghats (Ashambu Hills), southern India
Source: Clements checklist
English:
White-bellied Blue Robin
Catalan:
rossinyol blau de Kerala
Danish:
Rustbuget Kortvinge
German:
Weißbauchschmätzer
Spanish:
Alicorto Ventriblanco
Spanish (Spain):
Alicorto ventriblanco
French:
Myiomèle à ventre blanc
Croatian:
bjeločeli slavuj
Japanese (romaji):
shiroharakonhitaki
Japanese:
シロハラコンヒタキ
Lithuanian:
Baltapilvė mėlynoji liepsnelė
Dutch:
Witbuikkortvleugel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvitbukskvett
Norwegian:
Hvitbukskvett
Polish:
runniczek białobrzuchy
Portuguese:
pisco-azul-de-barriga-branca
Russian:
Белобрюхий шолакили
Slovak:
niltava bielobruchá
Swedish:
keralanäktergal
Ukrainian:
Підпаленик білочеревий
Chinese:
白腹短翅鸫
Chinese (Traditional):
白腹白尾鴝

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Brachypteryx albiventris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Brachypteryx albiventris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Brachypteryx albiventris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Brachypteryx albiventris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Brachypteryx albiventris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
White-bellied Sholakili ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
White-bellied Sholakili ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
White-bellied Sholakili ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
White-bellied Sholakili ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
White-bellied Sholakili ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
White-bellied Sholakili ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
White-bellied Shortwing ( Brachypteryx albiventris) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
White-bellied Shortwing ( Brachypteryx albiventris) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
White-bellied Shortwing ( Brachypteryx albiventris) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
White-bellied Shortwing ( Brachypteryx albiventris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
White-bellied Shortwing ( Brachypteryx albiventris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
White-bellied Shortwing ( Brachypteryx albiventris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
White-bellied Sholakili ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
White-bellied Sholakili ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
White-bellied Shortwing ( Brachypteryx albiventris) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
White-bellied Shortwing ( Brachypteryx albiventris) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
White-bellied Shortwing ( Brachypteryx albiventris) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
White-bellied Shortwing ( Brachypteryx albiventris) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
White-bellied Shortwing ( Brachypteryx albiventris) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
White-bellied Shortwing ( Brachypteryx albiventris) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
White-bellied Sholakili ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
White-bellied Sholakili ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
White-bellied Sholakili ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
White-bellied Sholakili ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Myiomela albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Brachypteryx major albiventris [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
White-bellied Blue Robin ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
White-bellied Sholakili ( Sholicola albiventris) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Myiomela albiventris [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Sholicola [major or albiventris] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Catalan: rossinyol blau de Kerala
Danish: Rustbuget Kortvinge
German: Weißbauch-Kurzflügel, Weißbauchschmätzer
English: White-bellied Blue Robin, White-bellied Sholakili, White-bellied Shortwing
English, HBW: White-bellied Blue Robin
English (India): White-bellied Blue Robin (White-bellied Shortwing)
English (IOC): White-bellied Blue Robin
English (United States): White-bellied Sholakili
Spanish: Alicorto Ventriblanco
Spanish (Spain): Alicorto ventriblanco
Spanish (HBW): White-bellied Blue Robin
French: Brachyptère à ventre blanc, Myiomèle à ventre blanc, Niltava de Blanford, Notodèle à ventre blanc
Croatian: bjeločeli slavuj
Japanese (romaji): shiroharakonhitaki
Japanese: シロハラコンヒタキ
Scientific: Brachypetryx major albiventris, Brachypteryx albiventris, Brachypteryx albiventris albiventris, Brachypteryx major albiventris, Callene albiventris, Myiomela albiventris, Myiomela major albiventris, Sholicola albiventris
Lithuanian: Baltapilvė mėlynoji liepsnelė
Malayalam: വെള്ളവയറൻ ചോലക്കിളി, സന്ധ്യക്കിളി
Dutch: Witbuikkortvleugel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitbukskvett
Norwegian: Hvitbukkortvinge, Hvitbukskvett
Polish: pluszanka białobrzucha, runniczek białobrzuchy
Portuguese: pisco-azul-de-barriga-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): pisco-dos-gates
Russian: Белобрюхий шолакили
Slovak: modravec bielobruchý, niltava bielobruchá
Swedish: keralaflugsnappare, keralanäktergal
Turkish: Ak karınlı çivit bülbülü
Ukrainian: Підпаленик білочеревий
Chinese: 白腹短翅鸫
Chinese (Traditional): 白腹白尾鴝

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