- Phoenicurus frontalis
Identification
15–16 cm (6-6¼ in)
Breeding Male:
- Blue head, back wings and throat
- Orange underparts, rump and upper tail
- Black-tipped tail in inverted "T"
Distribution
Asia: summers in the Himalayas and Afghanistan, China, Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan.
Winters to south-east Asia, in Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Breeds in sub-alpine birch scrub, rhododendron, and dwarf juniper., and grassy areas.
Behaviour
Diet
During the summer their main diet consists of insects, moving on to berries and seeds in the autumn.
Breeding
Their nest is a cup constructed from moss lined with hair or feathers. It is laid on a bed of coarse grass.
Gallery
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References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-fronted Redstart. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-fronted_Redstart
External Links
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