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Photo © by Notuswinner
China, 2017
Phoenicurus schisticeps

Identification

15 cm (6 in)
Male

  • Slate-blue crown
  • Black face, back and wings
  • Reddish rump
  • White wing stripe from wing-coverts to secondaries
  • Reddish patch on lower scapulars

Distribution

Female
Photo © by paux
Jiuzhaigou National Park, Sichuan, China, December 2015

Asia: found from Nepal to southern Tibet and west-central China; winters to Myanmar.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Temperate forests. They usually breed near streams below the tree-line.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of insects and berries.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2016)

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