Blue-capped Redstart (Phoenicurus coeruleocephala)

Other Scientific Names
Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Phoenicurus coeruleocephala

Other Names (World)
Blue-capped Redstart, Blue-headed Redstart, Blue-headed Robin

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
15 - 15.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Vigors, 1831

Habitat
Temperate forest and shrubland. From 2,400 - 4,300 m, occasionally down to 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Afghanistan (B), Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Kazakhstan (B), Kyrgyzstan (B), Nepal, Pakistan, Russia (Asian), Tajikistan (B), Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

Tien Shan south to eastern Afghanistan and through western and central Himalayas.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (20)...)

Blue-capped Redstart (Phoenicurus coeruleocephala) [XC19598]
by Mike Nelson from Bolshoi Almatinskiy, Kazakhstan (song)

Blue-capped Redstart (Phoenicurus coeruleocephala) [XC209611]
by from Pangoot, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Lack of red in male plumage implies most distinctive of redstarts and possibly worthy of separate generic status. More research needed. Species name is noun phrase and thus invariable.

References
See References.

Files:

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