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Redstart

Redstarts
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family†: Turdidae
Genera
Phoenicurus
Chaimarrornis
Erithacus
Rhyacornis
Hodgsonius
† see also: Turdidae for other
members of the Thrush family
Redstarts are a group of small Old World members of the Thrush family Turdidae.

These are insectivorous ground feeding birds, many of which have the red tail ("start" in old English, which gives the group its name). Most northern species are strong migrants.

Species include:

  • Ala Shan Redstart, Phoenicurus alaschanicus
  • Rufous-backed Redstart, Phoenicurus erythronota
  • Blue-capped Redstart, Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus
  • Black Redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros
  • Common Redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus
  • Hodgson's Redstart, Phoenicurus hodgsoni
  • White-throated Redstart, Phoenicurus schisticeps
  • Daurian Redstart, Phoenicurus auroreus
  • Moussier's Redstart, Phoenicurus moussieri
  • White-winged Redstart, Phoenicurus erythrogaster
  • Blue-fronted Redstart, Phoenicurus frontalis

  • White-capped Redstart, Chaimarrornis leucocephalus

  • Plumbeous Redstart, Rhyacornis fuliginosus
  • Luzon Redstart, Rhyacornis bicolor

  • White-bellied Redstart, Hodgsonius phaenicuroides

See also chat[?], thrush, wheatear.



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