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title: "Pisco-de-peito-azul"
description: "Luscinia svecica — Aves. The bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/bluethroat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pisco-de-peito-azul

> Luscinia svecica — Aves. The bluethroat  (Luscinia svecica) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family.

- Scientific name: *Luscinia svecica*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 32761
- Wikidata: [Q26578](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26578)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13071](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13071)

## Names

- en: Bluethroat
- de: Blaukehlchen
- es: Pechiazul
- fr: Gorgebleue à miroir
- nl: Blauwborst
- pt: Pisco-de-peito-azul
- pl: Podróżniczek

## Countries with the most observations

RU (22404), DE (1077), IN (943), FR (806), UA (677), ES (574), NL (564), PT (497), NO (377), KZ (342), IL (216), CN (200)

## Summary

The bluethroat  (Luscinia svecica) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in wet birch wood or bushy swamp in Europe and across the Palearctic with a foothold in western Alaska. It nests in tussocks or low in dense bushes. It winters in the Iberian Peninsula, the northern half of Africa, and in southern Asia (among others including the Indian subcontinent). The bluethroat, and similar small European flycatchers, are often called chats.
The bluethroat is similar in size to the European robin at 13–14 cm. It is plain brown above except for the distinctive…

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

## Photo

![Pisco-de-peito-azul](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bluethroat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151767844

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bluethroat?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).