Blue-fronted redstart
Species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, the Old World flycatchers. It breeds in central China and the Himalayas (where it winters in the southern foothills, as well as in Yunnan, Northeast India and northern Southeast Asia). Its natural habitat is temperate forests. The female is brownish-grey, with paler underparts.
Species of bird
Blue-fronted redstart | |
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male from Sattal near Nainital, Uttarakhand, India | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Muscicapidae |
Genus: | Phoenicurus |
Species: | P. frontalis |
Binomial name | |
Phoenicurus frontalis Vigors, 1831 | |