Wildlifeof Mongolia
Güldenstädt's Redstart
Muscicapidae
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Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
Basic stats
Habitat
High mountains of Central Asia at 2,200–5,000m
Range
Breeds in the Caucasus, northern Iran, southern Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, western China, Afghanistan and the Central Asian republics, northern Pakistan, northern India, Nepal and Bhutan
Size
15–16cm
Güldenstädt's redstart is about 15–16 centimetres long, clearly larger than the redstarts of Europe. Males in breeding plumage are unmistakable: the crown and nape are pale grey to white, the rest of the head, back, upper breast and wing coverts black, and the rest of the body, undertail coverts and rump, like the tail typical of the genus, bright dark orange to rusty red. The flight feathers are white at the base, forming a striking white wing patch. Females resemble female black redstarts in colour. (German Wikipedia, general species account)
It lives in the high mountains of Central Asia at altitudes of 2,200 to about 5,000 metres, breeding in the Caucasus, northern Iran, southern Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, western China, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, northern Pakistan, northern India, Nepal and Bhutan. It is a resident but moves down into the valleys in winter to about 1,500 metres. (German Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Güldenstädt's Redstart live in?
- High mountains of Central Asia at 2,200–5,000m
- Where is the Güldenstädt's Redstart found?
- Breeds in the Caucasus, northern Iran, southern Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, western China, Afghanistan and the Central Asian republics, northern Pakistan, northern India, Nepal and Bhutan
- How big is the Güldenstädt's Redstart?
- 15–16cm