Wildlifeof Bhutan
White-capped Redstart
Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers
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Phoenicurus leucocephalus
Basic stats
Habitat
Temperate forests
Range
Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, much of China and parts of Central Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam
The white-capped redstart, or white-capped water redstart, is a passerine of the Old World flycatcher family native to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, much of China and parts of Central Asia, including Bhutan. Both sexes are black with red underparts and a white crown, and males have a larger white pattern on top of the head and brown or red spots under the wings (Wikipedia, general species account).
Its natural habitat is temperate forest. It was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Chaimarrornis but was moved to Phoenicurus following a 2010 molecular phylogenetic study. The source read gives no size, diet or breeding information, so none is stated.
Quick answers
- What habitat does the White-capped Redstart live in?
- Temperate forests
- Where is the White-capped Redstart found?
- Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, much of China and parts of Central Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam