#tarsiger cyanurus

[sugiichi]

Tarsiger cyanurus [ルリビタキ,Red-flanked bluetail]

おすまし顔☺️

[kyokoito]

春の渡り　の冬鳥 2025.04.21撮　ルリビタキ♂

冬の間、例年通りここを縄張りとするルリビタキ。 ♂、若♂、♀が数羽ずつ、繁殖地に移動する蓄えを忙しなく整えているところに色んな夏鳥が入ってくるもんだから、それはそれは戦闘モード。

人にはとっくに慣れていて、今時期がイチバン撮りやすい。

[chikurevo]

青く澄んで

[naturelovetheta]

Day 44

Red-flanked Bluetail(female)

Tarsiger cyanurus

[ciusagi]

Red-flanked Bluetail - 𝘛𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 [x]

‎2024.1.7.

[birdsofthefictionalworld]

Birds of Tsushima

The Ghost of Tsushima(2020), is a beautifully atmospheric action-adventure game set on the Japanese island of Tsushima, during the first mongol invasion of Japan.

Much of the game consists of riding one’s warhorse through the natural countrysides of the island. Many of the game’s mechanics rely on the natural environment of Tsushima to guide the player around the map. The most striking and prevalent in the game is the Golden Bird, which guides players to main plot objectives.

The Golden Bird is a real species, the Black-naped Oriole, and it is not the only one on the island. Most of the birds in this games are only a backround element, near unnoticeable to the player. But looking a bit deeper shows an impressive degree of for-thought put into the detail of each model. I have found a total of 12 real native bird species present throughout the island. And I am about to describe them all.

Each bird will have a game screenshot, a irl species photo, and a small blurb about the bird in-game, including where it can be found for the virtual-birding-inclined.

First up:

Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinens

The so called "golden bird" is the main plot guide in this game and can be found at undiscovered points of interest.

Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica

This bird swarms above Haiku spots in large numbers.

Gray Heron Ardea cinerea

This large wetland bird can be found at the farmsteads of Izuhara. This bird seems to share a model with the next entry.

Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis

These striking birds can only be found in the Old Togo Rice Fields, near Fort Ito. This species is often used to symbolize immortality and divinity in eastern folklore and religion.

Greater white-fronted Goose Anser albifrons

These birds are easy to overlook and hard to approach but can be found by the Old Togo Rice Fields, near Fort Ito, pond near Numata Settlement.

Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris

These birds can be found in multiple locations along the coastline, but i got the closest to them at Mending Rock Shrine.

Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus

These birds are used as messengers by the defending Japanese forces and can be found as plot objectives at select mongol bases. The model seems to be the male form of the species.

Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos

Golden Eagles are not a native of Tsushima island, but are heavily used in traditional Mongolian falconry. In the game, you will often come across them as in Mongol scouting parties. Fun fact, if you kill the handler of these birds instead of the birds themselves, they will sometimes come and perch on the body. Great for photo ops! But quite depressing.

Additionally, these birds are traditionally used to hunt small animals such as red foxes for pelts. Suitably symbolic for the island’s sacred foxes.

Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos

The crow is actually the first bird you see in the game, as it perches on your not-quite-dead body just after the intro. It can also be found at Kamistu Forge and on various dead bodies around the map.

These three have far less detailed models, so their species are more educated guesses than perfect identifications.

From left to right:

Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus (I am very confident about this one)

Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus (I am reasonably confident about

this one)

Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus (this is a very educated guess)

And finally we have the last bird, number 13, and i have no idea what the hell it is supposed to be.

-yellow swallow- what the fuck are you?

This enigma can be found in several places including Senseo, NW Izuhara near coast, and SW of Numata Settlement. I don't know what it is. It looks like it shares a model with the Pacific Swallow with the coloration of a juvenile Blue Tit. I would appreciate any and all suggestions for what it possibly could be.

And thats the Birds of Tsushima! I plan to do several more of these type of posts for various fictional birds from all sorts of media, so come and follow if you would like to see them. I will be tagging this series #birds of the fictional world as well #bfw(my general works tag)

And if you have any good medias for me to look at birds in, send me an ask! I would love to hear about them!

[depajaritos]

Tarsiger cyanurus-ruiseñor coliazul - Familia Muscicapidae

ルリビタキ（Red-flanked Bluetail）

[little-birds-holiday]

[guttuan-pt]

ルリビタキ　瑠璃鶲　Tarsiger cyanurus

https://photos.app.goo.gl/rdEpRNNHsLSXdesj8

[lazuli-13]

[sugiichi]

Tarsiger cyanurus [ルリビタキ,Red-flanked bluetail]

真っ青な子に会えると、幸せな気分になれますね～🥰

[kyokoito]

下は、アイリングもはっきりしてるし♀でいいと思うんだけど。 ルリビの♀と♂若の判別は、自分のなかで永遠テーマになるんだろうな😅

[squawkoverflow]

A new variant has been added!

Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) © John Gerrard Keulemans

It hatches from ancient, blue, dead, female, hyperactive, juvenile, male, mature, unmistakable, and wooded eggs.

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[depajaritos]

Orden Passeriforme-Familia Muscicapidae- Género Tarsiger. Tarsiger cyanurus.

Es una especie migratoria. Se reproduce en el norte de Asia y noreste de Europa desde Finlandia a Japón. Pasa el invierno principalmente en el sureste de Asia, India, Himalaya e Indochina.

El macho adulto es azul por encima y palidece paulatinamente, la cola azul está casi siempre en movimiento, laterales anaranjados, pequeña ceja y garganta blancas así como partes inferiores de color blanco-grisáceo. Las hembras y los juveniles de colores más apagados.

[depajaritos]

PASERIFORME. FAMILIA MUSCICAPIDAE. TARSIGER Cyanurus.

El macho adulto es azul brillante por encima y pálido por debajo, laterales anaranjados y una pequeña ceja blanca. Las hembras y los jóvenes son más apagados, pero también poseen los flancos rojizos y la cola azul. Es muy activo, moviéndose rápidamente por el suelo del bosque, deteniéndose para sacudir la cola hacia abajo. Se alimenta de insectos y bayas en otoño. El canto es una serie corta de gorjeos brillantes y agradables.

ルリビタキ

[lichenaday]

Now OK, these aren’t lichens. I know cause I’m a scientist. But my field work in Iceland involved lichens AND birds. I don’t know if any of my followers are into birds, but I figure some of y’all might have diverse interests and might appreciate these cuties I ringed! 

From top to bottom:

Common Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes islandicus)

Redpoll [2] (Acanthis flammea islandicus)

Redwing [2] (Turdus iliacus)

Eurasian siskins [M and F] (Spinus spinus)

Red-flanked bluetail  (Tarsiger cyanurus)

Common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)