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 NT    Ala Shan Redstart* Id (Atlas):
    Phoenicurus alaschanicus

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Ala Shan Redstart, Alashan Redstart, Przevalski's Redstart

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
15.50 - 16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Przewalski, 1876)

Habitat
Dense scrub-covered hillsides with loose rocks, in bush-dotted riverine plains in the upper coniferous montane forest belt. From c.3,300 m to the treeline.

Range (Guide)
China (mainland) (B).

North-central China (Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia). Non-breeding southern Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Beijing.
 
Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (6)...)

 
Przevalski's Redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus) [XC191493]
     by Mike Nelson from Haixi, Qinghai, China (song)

 
Przevalski's Redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus) [XC191494]
     by Mike Nelson from Haixi, Qinghai, China (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Has been considered possibly conspecific with Rufous-backed Redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus).


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Ala Shan Redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus) - 10 files


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