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White-capped water-redstart

(Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)

Description

The white-capped redstart or white-capped water redstart (Phoenicurus leucocephalus) is a passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.Both genders are black with red underparts and white crown atop their heads.Males have larger white pattern on top of the head and brown red spots under the wings.It is found in the Indian Subcontinent nd Southeast Asia,as well as some adjoining areas.The species ranges across Afghanistan,Bangladesh,Bhutan,Cambodia,India,Laos,Myanmar,Nepal,Pakistan,Tajikistan,Thailand,Tibet and Vietnam.Its natural habitat is temperate forests.This species was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Chaimarrornis but was moved to Phoenicurus based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Muscicapidae
Genus:Chaimarrornis
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