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'''Alternative name: White-winged Redstart''' | '''Alternative name: White-winged Redstart''' | ||
| + | [[Image:5775Phoenicurus_erythrogaster_grandis_018.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Askar+Isabekov|Askar Isabekov}} <br />Ile-Alatau National Park, [[Kazakhstan]], January 2007]] | ||
;[[:Category:Phoenicurus|Phoenicurus]] erythrogastrus | ;[[:Category:Phoenicurus|Phoenicurus]] erythrogastrus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 18 cm (7 in)<br /> | ||
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Black face, upper breast, back and wings | ||
| + | *Red rump and tail | ||
| + | *Reddish-orange underparts | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Asia]], where resident or moving short distances altitudinally at high altitudes in the Caucasus, the Himalaya, and central Asian mountains. Present in the following countries: [[Russia]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Mongolia]], [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Bhutan]]. | [[Asia]], where resident or moving short distances altitudinally at high altitudes in the Caucasus, the Himalaya, and central Asian mountains. Present in the following countries: [[Russia]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Mongolia]], [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Bhutan]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | Regarding the name of this species: about half the world checklists use Güldenstädt's Redstart and the other half use White-winged Redstart. |
| − | + | ====Subspecies==== | |
| + | Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''P. e. erythrogastrus'': | *''P. e. erythrogastrus'': | ||
:*Caucasus Mountains to southern Caspian region of [[Iran]] | :*Caucasus Mountains to southern Caspian region of [[Iran]] | ||
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:*Central [[Asia]] to south-eastern [[Tibet]], southern [[China]], [[Pakistan]] and northern [[India]] | :*Central [[Asia]] to south-eastern [[Tibet]], southern [[China]], [[Pakistan]] and northern [[India]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
High rocky mountain slopes, breeding at 3,600-5,500 metres, descending only to 1,500-4,800 metres in winter. Gravel fields at the bottom of steep cliffs. | High rocky mountain slopes, breeding at 3,600-5,500 metres, descending only to 1,500-4,800 metres in winter. Gravel fields at the bottom of steep cliffs. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Prefers rocky alpine meadows in summer, and sea-buckthorn (''Hippophae'' spp.) thickets in winter, where it feeds on the berries. | Prefers rocky alpine meadows in summer, and sea-buckthorn (''Hippophae'' spp.) thickets in winter, where it feeds on the berries. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Through the summer their diet is almost entirely insectivorous, particularly moths and spiders; moving on to berries in the winter. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They place their nest inside a crevice. It is a bulky structure made from grass and roots. The cup is lined with hair and feathers. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Avibase |
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Revision as of 23:32, 18 June 2016
Alternative name: White-winged Redstart
- Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
Identification
18 cm (7 in)
Male
- Black face, upper breast, back and wings
- Red rump and tail
- Reddish-orange underparts
Distribution
Asia, where resident or moving short distances altitudinally at high altitudes in the Caucasus, the Himalaya, and central Asian mountains. Present in the following countries: Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Mongolia, China, Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Bhutan.
Taxonomy
Regarding the name of this species: about half the world checklists use Güldenstädt's Redstart and the other half use White-winged Redstart.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- P. e. erythrogastrus:
- Caucasus Mountains to southern Caspian region of Iran
- P. e. grandis:
Habitat
High rocky mountain slopes, breeding at 3,600-5,500 metres, descending only to 1,500-4,800 metres in winter. Gravel fields at the bottom of steep cliffs.
Behaviour
Prefers rocky alpine meadows in summer, and sea-buckthorn (Hippophae spp.) thickets in winter, where it feeds on the berries.
Diet
Through the summer their diet is almost entirely insectivorous, particularly moths and spiders; moving on to berries in the winter.
Breeding
They place their nest inside a crevice. It is a bulky structure made from grass and roots. The cup is lined with hair and feathers.
References
- 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/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Güldenstädt's Redstart. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/G%C3%BCldenst%C3%A4dt%27s_Redstart
