Japanese Robin

The Japanese Robin (Erithacus akahige, formerly Luscinia akahige) or komadori is a songbird. Recent research suggests that the East Asian robins belong into a new genus uniting them with some East Asian Luscinias such as the Siberian Blue Robin.

The name "Japanese Robin" is also sometimes used for the Red-billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea).

The specific name akahige is, somewhat confusingly, the common name of its relative Erithacus komadori in Japanese.