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<flashmp3>Daurian Redstart and Chinese Bamboo Partridge NE Sichuan April 011.mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Daurian Redstart and Chinese Bamboo Partridge NE Sichuan April 011.mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Daurian Redstart and Chinese Bamboo Partridge NE Sichuan April 011.mp3|Listen in an external program]]''<br /> | ''[[Media:Daurian Redstart and Chinese Bamboo Partridge NE Sichuan April 011.mp3|Listen in an external program]]''<br /> | ||
Starts with Daurian Redstart, other calls include [[Chinese Bamboo Partridge]], [[Oriental Greenfinch]] and a bulbul<br /> | Starts with Daurian Redstart, other calls include [[Chinese Bamboo Partridge]], [[Oriental Greenfinch]] and a bulbul<br /> | ||
Recording by {{user|china+guy|china guy}}, Sichuan, [[China]], September 2011 | Recording by {{user|china+guy|china guy}}, Sichuan, [[China]], September 2011 | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Birding In Taiwan | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Birding In Taiwan | ||
Revision as of 22:25, 1 December 2014
- Phoenicurus auroreus
Identification
6" (15 cm.) Sexually dimorphic.
Both sexes have black bill and feet.
Male: Crown and nape grey, edged with silver; throat, lores, and cheeks black; mantle and wings brownish-black, with a large, white wing patch; remaining plumage reddish-rufous, with darker-colored central tail feathers.
Female: brown, with a large, white wing-patch, buffy eyering; tail reddish-rufous like male, but more dull; vent may also be rufous.
Confusion species
White-winged Redstart is larger, with a larger white wing patch and silver-white crown and nape in the male, female much paler and lacking the white wing patch. Male Hodgson's Redstart paler, with white eyebrow and smaller, narrower wing patch. Male White-throated Redstart with white throat patch, wing patch a long thin streak with white tertial edges. Black Redstart without white wing patch in either sex.
Distribution
Breeds from north-easter Asia to south-western China, winters in Japan, southern China, Taiwan, northern Indochina, and Myanmar.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- P. a. auroreus:
- P. a. leucopterus:
Habitat
Breeds in summer in subalpine forest, winters in lower deciduous scrub and cultivated land. Usually a common bird in suitable habitat.
Behaviour
Frequently shivers or shakes the tail.
Diet
The diet includes insects, seeds and berries.
Vocalisation
Song: a series of clear whistled notes
Call: may be a few soft whistles followed by tac, tac notes, or a sharp peep or hit, wheet.
<flashmp3>Daurian Redstart and Chinese Bamboo Partridge NE Sichuan April 011.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Starts with Daurian Redstart, other calls include Chinese Bamboo Partridge, Oriental Greenfinch and a bulbul
Recording by china guy, Sichuan, China, September 2011
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Birding In Taiwan
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Daurian Redstart. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Daurian_Redstart
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