Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Red-flanked Bluetail

Tarsiger cyanurus

Spanish: Ruiseñor Coliazul

Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus)
Photographed by daniel_garza_tobon on iNaturalist

The red-flanked bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus), also known as the orange-flanked bush-robin, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It, and related species, are often called chats. Most often recorded in Mar.

TaxonomyAves › Passeriformes › Muscicapidae
Local records3 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records6,248 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2021 – 2021
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/tarsiger-cyanurus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.