Red-billed leiothrix / Rotschnabel-Sonnenvogel (Leiothrix lutea)

A red-billed leiothrix. Wikipedia says, This bird is very active and an excellent singer but very secretive and difficult to see. 2025-10-11 07:59:59 Source: WIKIPEDIA 20251011_075959-4B2A7380 A red-billed leiothrix. Wikipedia says, This bird is very active and an excellent singer but very secretive and difficult to see.JPG

Observations

First documented observation: 2025-10-06 in Switzerland. Most recent observation: 2025-11-23 in Levanto.

Description

Classification: Genus Leiothrix (Leiothrix); Family Leiothrichidae (Leiothrichidae)
Geography: This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
Etymology: In Italian, it's Usignolo del Giappone [Link]
Appearance and identification: It doesn't fly frequently, except in open habitats. This bird is very active and an excellent singer but very secretive and difficult to see. [Link]
Geography: It has become a common cagebird and amongst aviculturists it goes by various names: Pekin robin, Pekin nightingale, Japanese nightingale, and Japanese (hill) robin, the last two being misnomers as it is not native to Japan (although it has been introduced and naturalised there).[ [Link]

Vocalisation

Song: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
Rotschnabel-Sonnenvogel, Eichelhäher beim Olivenhain. Switzerland 2025-10-06 15:53:00 Singers: Red-billed leiothrix, Eurasian jay🐦
♫ 2025-10-06 15:53:00 Switzerland (song)