- Where to see one
- 5 U.S. zoos in our directory hold red-billed leiothrix, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the red-billed leiothrix
The red-billed leiothrix is a songbird native to southern China and the Himalayas, ranging west to northern India, Bhutan, Nepal and Burma. Adults are 14 to 15.5 cm long, olive green above, with a bright red bill, a yellowish-white eye ring and a yellow-orange throat. It lives in forests, preferring pine forests with dense undergrowth, from sea level to 3,400 m. Outside the breeding season it forms groups of about 10 to 30 birds, then splits into territorial pairs. It eats insects, spiders, fruit and seeds, mostly foraging below 3 m. Males sing long, complex songs, and escaped cagebirds have become established in places including Japan, Hawaii and France.
Red-billed Leiothrix facts
- Aviculturists call it the Pekin robin or Pekin nightingale, but it is neither a robin nor a nightingale.
- Males sing long, complex songs with a wide array of syllables to attract females.
- In Bhutan, birds breed at 1,800 to 3,400 m in summer and descend to lower ground in winter.
- It was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands in 1918 and spread to every forested island except Lanai.
Where to see red-billed leiothrix in the U.S.
5 zoos across 5 states
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California· 1
Illinois· 1
Kansas· 1
Kentucky· 1
Michigan· 1
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