Passeriformes / Muscicapidae / Luscinia
White-bellied Redstart
Luscinia phaenicuroides · 白腹短翅鸲
Introduction
A species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, formerly the only member of the genus Hodgsonius but reclassified into Luscinia following a 2010 molecular phylogenetic study. It inhabits temperate forests across parts of Asia.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Luscinia
Taxonomy Changes
Hodgsonius phoenicuroides → Luscinia phaenicuroides
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Subspecies (2)
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Luscinia phaenicuroides ichangensis
breeds Himalayas of western China; winters to northern Vietnam and Laos
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
