Passeriformes / Muscicapidae / Phoenicurus
Blue-fronted Redstart
Phoenicurus frontalis · 蓝额红尾鸲
IUCN: Least Concern Found in China
Introduction
A species in the family Muscicapidae, the Old World flycatchers. It inhabits temperate forests and breeds in central China and the Himalayas.
Description
The female is brownish-grey, with paler underparts.
Distribution & Habitat
Breeds in central China and the Himalayas. Winters in the southern foothills of the Himalayas, as well as in southern Yunnan, the Patkai, and northern Indochina.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Phoenicurus
Distribution
breeds Himalayas of southern Asia; winters to southeastern Asia
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.
