Biology:White-capped redstart
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Phoenicurus |
| Species: | P. leucocephalus
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| Phoenicurus leucocephalus Vigors, 1831
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Chaimarrornis leucocephalus | |
The white-capped redstart or white-capped water redstart (Phoenicurus leucocephalus) is a passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae native to the Indian Subcontinent,Southeast Asia, much of China , and to certain regions of Central Asia.
Description
Both genders are black with red underparts and white crown atop their heads. Males have a larger white pattern on top of the head and brown or red spots under the wings. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent[2] and Southeast Asia, as well as some adjoining areas. The species ranges across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India , Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
This species was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Chaimarrornis but was moved to Phoenicurus based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010.[3][4]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Phoenicurus leucocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22710087A94233284. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22710087A94233284.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22710087/94233284. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ Khan, Asif N.; Khot, Rahul (2015-12-01). "White-Capped River-Chat Phoenicurus leucocephalus in Odisha: First Record from Peninsular India" (in en). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 112 (3): 170–171. doi:10.17087/jbnhs/2015/v112i3/114426. ISSN 2454-1095. http://www.bnhsjournal.org/index.php/bnhs/article/view/114426.
- ↑ Sangster, G.; Alström, P.; Forsmark, E.; Olsson, U. (2010). "Multi-locus phylogenetic analysis of Old World chats and flycatchers reveals extensive paraphyly at family, subfamily and genus level (Aves: Muscicapidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57 (1): 380–392. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.07.008. PMID 20656044.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. "Chats, Old World flycatchers". World Bird List Version 6.2. International Ornithologists' Union. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/chats/.
Wikidata ☰ Q27075688 entry
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