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RiverineCavity nestSmall · 30 g
ID tip
Both sexes are black with red underparts and white crown atop their heads. Males have a larger white pattern on top of the head and brown or 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, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
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When to see the White-capped Redstart
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the White-capped Redstart
The map shades 15 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Taiwan.
About the White-capped Redstart
The white-capped redstart or white-capped water redstart is a passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae native to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, much of China, and to certain regions of Central Asia.
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Easily confused with
Blue-fronted RedstartPhoenicurus frontalisThe blue-fronted redstart is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, the Old World flycatchers.
Plumbeous Water RedstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusThe plumbeous water redstart is typically 14 centimetres (5.5 in) long in total, with an average weight of 22 grams (0.78 oz) for males and 18.8 grams (0.66 oz) for females.
Hodgson's RedstartPhoenicurus hodgsoniHodgson's redstart is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Side by side: Plumbeous Water Redstart vs White-capped Redstart
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