 The male has an iridescent blue bib edged below with successive black, white and rust coloured borders.Some races, such as "L. svecica svecica" (red-spotted bluethroat) of northern Eurasia, have a red spot in the centre of the blue bib.Others, such as "L. svecica cyanecula " (white-spotted bluethroat) of southern and central Europe, have a white spot in the centre of the blue bib.