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.
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