White-capped redstart

White-capped redstart
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Chaimarrornis
Hodgson, 1844
Species: C. leucocephalus
Binomial name
Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
(Vigors, 1831)

The white-capped redstart or white-capped water redstart (Chaimarrornis leucocephalus) is a species of bird of the family Muscicapidae, in the monotypic genus Chaimarrornis.[2] The generic name of this species is derived from the Greek kheimarrhos meaning torrent and ornis meaning bird.[3]

Male with larger white pattern on top of the head and brown red spots under the wings. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, as well as some adjoining areas. The species ranges across Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Chaimarrornis leucocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. "ITIS Report: Chaimarrornis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. Jobling, James A. (1991). A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 48. ISBN 0-19-854634-3.


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