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The
Siberian rubythroat
(
Luscinia calliope
) is a small
passerine
bird
generally considered to be an
Old World flycatcher
of the family Muscicapidae. This
migratory
insectivorous
species breeds in mixed
coniferous
forest with undergrowth in
Siberia
, where it nests near the ground. It winters in
Thailand
,
India
and
Indonesia
. It is an extremely rare vagrant to Western Europe and the Aleutian Islands.
Photograph:
JJ Harrison
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