White-bellied Redstart

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White-bellied Redstart (<em>Luscinia phaenicuroides</em>) is a species of Chats, Old World Flycatchers (<em>Muscicapidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Overview

White-bellied Redstart (Luscinia phaenicuroides) is a species of Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Luscinia; binomial: Luscinia phaenicuroides; authority: (Gray, JE & Gray, GR, 1847).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Oriental Region.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Move White-bellied Redstart from monotypic Hodgsonius to Luscinia (Sangster et al. 2010). Correct species epithet from phoenicuroides to phaenicuroides (see Dickinson & Christidis 2014).

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