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White-throated Robin
Irania gutturalis
| Armenian Name: | Սպիտակափող սոխակ |
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See Plate 44 for White-throated Robin and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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| Abundance: | Uncommon |
| Length: | 16.5 cm, Wing Span:27-30 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 240. |
| Description: | Male: blue-gray above; white throat and supercilium, black face, and orange breast and flanks. Female: brown-gray above; gray-white underparts with white throat and pale orange flanks. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from Common Redstart by larger size, white throat, and blackish tail. |
| Behavior: | Often stays in dense vegetation, except when male sings from exposed perch. |
| Habitat: | Semidesert, mountain steppe, subalpine. |
| Food: | Invertebrates, berries. |
| Nest: | Pile of twigs in tree cavity or on stump. |
| Eggs: | 21 mm, 4-5, green-blue, yellowish spots. |
