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Blue-fronted Redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis)

Blue-fronted Redstart

Phoenicurus frontalis

Least Concern

Overview

The blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, the Old World flycatchers. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Identification

  • Female plumage is brownish-grey with paler underparts.

Habitat

This species breeds in central China and the Himalayas, where it winters in the southern foothills, as well as in southern Yunnan, the Patkai and northern Indochina. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

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