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Ammomanes phoenicura

Photo © by Rakesh
Pashan Pune, Maharashtra, India 10 December 2006

Distribution

Pakistan and India.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species¹; however, some authorities recognize an additional subspecies testacea².

The scientific name used for this species has in the past been Ammomanes phoenicurus.

Habitat

Open stony country and low rocky hills.

References

1. Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
2. Avibase presumably based on Dickinson, Edward C. (ed.). 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691117010

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