Hodgson's redstart

Hodgson's redstart
Male (♂) of the species from Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve, West Sikkim, India.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Phoenicurus
Species: P. hodgsoni
Binomial name
Phoenicurus hodgsoni
(Moore, 1854)
Synonyms

Ruticilla hodgsoni

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The Hodgson's redstart (Phoenicurus hodgsoni) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.It is a winter visitor in the Himalayas.[2]

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