Blue-fronted redstart
| Blue-fronted redstart | |
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| A blue-fronted redstart male from Sattal near Nainital, Uttarakhand, India | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Phoenicurus |
| Species: | P. frontalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phoenicurus frontalis Vigors, 1832 | |
The blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, the Old World flycatchers. Its range includes the northern regions of the Indian Subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. It is found in Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. The female is brownish-grey, with paler underparts.
Gallery
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Male at Mailee Thaatch (10,500 ft.) in Kullu-Manali Distt. of Himachal Pradesh, India
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Female in Pangot, Uttarakhand, India
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A particularly bold Blue-fronted Redstart at Deoria Taal, Uttarakhand
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Phoenicurus frontalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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