Hodgson's Redstart (Phoenicurus hodgsoni)
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Hodgson's Redstart

Phoenicurus hodgsoni (Moore, F, 1854)

≈15 cmLength17 gWeight

The male has a black face and breast and a gray back, and is reddish-brown from the belly to the tail.

Busiest months: November–December · Most records: Nepal, China, Bhutan

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Male upperparts mostly gray
  2. Male black from the face to the breast
  3. Male reddish-brown from the underparts to the tail

Male, female and young

Male black from the face to the breast; female lacks a white wing patch.

Where and when it's recorded

Hodgson's Redstart has been recorded at 282 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Sangla and AreaNepal282 records
  2. Thimpu Sewage LagoonsBhutan149 records
  3. Arend's Batsala Devi-Bagmati-Taudaha-Bosan Khola Fixed RouteNepal139 records
More places
  1. Baizha ForestChina109 records
  2. Paro to ThimphuBhutan103 records
  3. Batsala Devi Hill-Bagmati up-downNepal91 records
  4. TaudahaNepal91 records
  5. Chobhar Gorge D/S Bagmati WestbankNepal80 records
  6. Baxi ForestChina79 records
  7. Bumthang – JakarBhutan78 records

Countries and regions with the most records

NepalChinaBhutanIndiaMyanmar (Burma)

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Hodgson's Redstart?

The Hodgson's Redstart is about ≈15 cm long and weighs around 17 g.

Where does the Hodgson's Redstart live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Himalayas to central China. It is most often recorded in Nepal, China and Bhutan.

When is the best time to see the Hodgson's Redstart?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in November and December (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Hodgson's Redstart endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Hodgson's Redstart as Least Concern.

What does the Hodgson's Redstart eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Hodgson's Redstart in?

It belongs to the family Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
≈15 cm
Weight
17 g
Habitat
Woodland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Migratory
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
82 mm
Tail
68 mm
Bill
14 mm
Tarsus
23 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: Himalayas to central China

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Chats, Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae
Genus
Phoenicurus

Other birds in the genus Phoenicurus

Hodgson's Redstart

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