Field redstart
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The redstart ( Phoenicurus hodgsoni ) is a species of bird in the flycatcher family . It breeds in the Tibetan highlands and in eastern China . The winter quarters of the migratory bird are in Nepal , in the east and south of China and in Myanmar . The field redstart are close relatives of the house and garden redstart found in Central Europe . Similar to these, they feed on insects and berries .
description
Common redstart are very similar to common redstart , but as mountain dwellers with a body length of 15 centimeters and a weight of 14 to 19 grams are somewhat larger than these. The males of the field redstart have a narrower white spot on the forehead than that of the common redstart, in addition the throat is slightly larger and shimmers bluish, the rust-red color of the ventral side is more extensive and more even. In the females, the color of the lower back stands out more clearly from the darker and blunt rump . Young birds look like females, the same applies to the one-year-old, sexually mature males, because the field redstart shows a delayed plumage maturation , as does the black redstart .
habitat
The redstart breeds in various mountain landscapes such as partly wooded hill country, slopes with poplars or pines , plateaus overgrown with grass and individual bushes as well as bushes and meadows in mixed forests of the mountains. It also breeds in high valleys, often near rivers and streams. Steep, rocky areas are avoided. Common redstart are usually found at altitudes between 2400 and 3600 meters, occasionally up to 4300 meters.
Reproduction
The breeding season is between May and June. Blades of grass and twigs are used as nesting material, and feathers are used for padding. Examples of nest locations are cavities in pine roots and rotten tree stumps, as well as crevices in the rock, wall holes and also under roofs of huts. The clutch consists of 4 to 5 eggs, these are pale blue to green blue and lightly to clearly speckled. There is no information on incubation or nestling times.
literature
- Josep del Hoyo , Andrew Elliott, David A. Christie: Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 10: Cuckoo-shrikes to Thrushes. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 2005, ISBN 978-84-87334-72-6 .
- UN Glutz von Blotzheim, KM Bauer : Handbook of the birds of Central Europe (HBV). Volume 11 / I: Schmätzer and relatives: Erithacinae. AULA-Verlag, ISBN 3-923527-00-4 .
Web links
- Phoenicurus hodgsoni in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed on 12 November, 2008.