Phoenicurus coeruleocephala (Vigors, 1831) is a animal in the Muscicapidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Phoenicurus coeruleocephala (Vigors, 1831)

Phoenicurus coeruleocephala (Vigors, 1831)

Blue-capped redstart (Phoenicurus coeruleocephala) is a Muscicapidae bird native to South Asia's Himalayan and northern regions, living in temperate forests.

Family
Genus
Phoenicurus
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Phoenicurus coeruleocephala (Vigors, 1831)

The blue-capped redstart, with the scientific name Phoenicurus coeruleocephala, is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. Its distribution covers most of the Himalayas and northern areas of the Indian subcontinent. Its range extends through Tajikistan and Afghanistan into India, running east from Jammu & Kashmir across Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal to Nepal and Bhutan, and continuing further east to Arunachal Pradesh and its adjacent regions. The species' natural habitat is temperate forests.

Photo: (c) Carlos N. G. Bocos, all rights reserved, uploaded by Carlos N. G. Bocos

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Muscicapidae Phoenicurus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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