White-bellied redstart

The white-bellied redstart (Luscinia phaenicuroides) is a species of bird of the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam,^[1] where its natural habitat is temperate forests.^[3]

White-bellied redstart
Male in Sinthan Top, Kashmir
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Muscicapidae
Genus:	Luscinia
Species:	L. phaenicuroides
Binomial name
Luscinia phaenicuroides (Gray, JE & Gray, GR, 1847) [2]
Synonyms
Hodgsonius phoenicuroides Hodgsonius phaenicuroides

The white-bellied redstart was previously the only species in the genus Hodgsonius. A large molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 found that the white-bellied redstart formed part of a clade that included the common nightingale. The species was therefore moved to Luscinia.^[4][5]

Gallery

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  Juvenile female from Arunachal Pradesh, India
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  Egg (MHNT)