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Blue-fronted redstart

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Blue-fronted redstart
A blue-fronted redstart male from Sattal near Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Muscicapidae
Genus:
Phoenicurus
Species:
P. frontalis
Binomial name
Phoenicurus frontalis
Vigors, 1832

The blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, the Old World flycatchers. Its range includes the northern regions of the Indian Subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. It is found in Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. The female is brownish-grey, with paler underparts.

  • Male at Mailee Thaatch (10,500 ft.) in Kullu-Manali Distt. of Himachal Pradesh, India
    Male at Mailee Thaatch (10,500 ft.) in Kullu-Manali Distt. of Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Female in Pangot, Uttarakhand, India
    Female in Pangot, Uttarakhand, India
  • A particularly bold Blue-fronted Redstart at Deoria Taal, Uttarakhand
    A particularly bold Blue-fronted Redstart at Deoria Taal, Uttarakhand

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN

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