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title: "Collared Bush-Robin"
description: "Tarsiger johnstoniae — Birds. The collared bush-robin or Johnstone's robin (Tarsiger johnstoniae) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/collared-bush-robin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Collared Bush-Robin

> Tarsiger johnstoniae — Birds. The collared bush-robin or Johnstone's robin (Tarsiger johnstoniae) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

- Scientific name: *Tarsiger johnstoniae*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 908
- Wikidata: [Q277514](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q277514)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12926](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12926)

## Names

- en: Collared Bush-Robin
- de: Formosablauschwanz
- fr: Robin de Johnstone
- pl: Modraczek obrożny

## Countries with the most observations

TW (820)

## Summary

The collared bush-robin or Johnstone's robin (Tarsiger johnstoniae) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Taiwan, living in montane and subalpine forests. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as a least-concern species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collared_bush_robin

## Photo

![Collared Bush-Robin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/collared-bush-robin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/365649703

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/collared-bush-robin?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).