Przevalski's redstart

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Przevalski's redstart
Phoenicurus alaschanicus Calliope pectoralis tschebaiewi.JPG
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Phoenicurus
Species:
P. alaschanicus
Binomial name
Phoenicurus alaschanicus
(Przevalski, 1876)

Przevalski's redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus), also known as the Ala Shan redstart, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. [2] It is endemic to China.

Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Phoenicurus alaschanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22710030A94231227. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22710030A94231227.en . Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. IOC World Bird List Family Muscicapidae