Alternative name: Ala Shan Redstart
- Phoenicurus alaschanicus
Identification
16 cm
Male
- Bluish-grey head and upper mantle
- Reddish lower mantle through to rump
- Blackish wings
Distribution
Northern China to north-eastern Tibet
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Dense scrub-covered hillsides with loose rocks, riverine plains with some bushes in the upper coniferous montane forest belt.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes berries in the autumn, but otherwise not much is recorded.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- BirdLife International
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Przevalski's Redstart. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Przevalski%27s_Redstart
