Blue-capped redstart
The blue-capped redstart (Phoenicurus coeruleocephala) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
| Blue-capped redstart | |
|---|---|
| Male from Uttarakhand, India | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Phoenicurus |
| Species: | P. coeruleocephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Phoenicurus coeruleocephala (Vigors, 1831) | |
| Synonyms | |
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It is found in most of the Himalayas and the northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent, with its range extending across Tajikistan and Afghanistan into India, from Jammu & Kashmir eastwards across Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal, to Nepal and Bhutan, and further east to Arunachal Pradesh and adjoining regions.
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Phoenicurus coeruleocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22710043A94231818. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22710043A94231818.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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