Wildlifeof Bhutan
Daurian Redstart
Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers
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Phoenicurus auroreus
Basic stats
Range
P. a. auroreus winters in Korea, Japan, south-east coastal China and Taiwan; P. a. leucopterus in north-east India and parts of Southeast Asia
Size
14–15cm
Weight
11–20g
The Daurian redstart is a small passerine from temperate Asia, 14 to 15cm long and weighing 11 to 20g, and strongly sexually dimorphic. Breeding males have a grey crown and nape, a black face and chin, brownish mantle and wings and a large white wing patch, with orange chest, lower back and rump and a black tail with orange sides. Females are warm brown above and paler below, with an orange rump and tail sides and a white wing patch (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is migratory: P. a. auroreus winters in Korea, Japan, south-east coastal China and Taiwan, and P. a. leucopterus in north-east India and parts of Southeast Asia. It breeds in the summer months. The source read does not name Bhutan, and gives no diet information.
Quick answers
- Where is the Daurian Redstart found?
- P. a. auroreus winters in Korea, Japan, south-east coastal China and Taiwan; P. a. leucopterus in north-east India and parts of Southeast Asia
- How big is the Daurian Redstart?
- 14–15cm
- How much does the Daurian Redstart weigh?
- 11–20g