Key information
A small robin-like bird, the male is unmistakable in spring with his bright blue throat, bordered below with bands of black, white and chestnut. Its central throat spot can be white or chestnut, depending on which subspecies you are looking at -'white-spotted' or the more numerous 'red-spotted'. They can be quite secretive, flicking into the cover of a bush with a flash of their chestnut tail patches.
What they eat:
Insects, caterpillars and berries.
Measurements:
- Length:
- 14cm
- Wingspan:
- 20-22.5cm
- Weight:
- 20g
Population:
- UK breeding:
- 0-1 pairs
- UK passage:
- 85-600
