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Calliope calliope
Basic stats
Diet
Insects, invertebrates
Habitat
Undergrowth, scrub, forest edge
Range
Breeds Siberia/NE Asia; winters South/Southeast Asia
Clutch size
4–6 eggs
Incubation period
About 13–14 days
Size
Small (15–17cm)
Wingspan
~21–24cm
Weight
~18–24g
Males show a brilliant ruby-red throat bordered by black and white stripes, contrasting with plain brown upperparts; females have a whitish throat lacking the red.
A skulking winter visitor from Siberia, keeping low in dense undergrowth and scrub and generally detected by its scolding calls before showing itself.
