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Blue-capped redstart

Phoenicurus coeruleocephala (Vigors, 1831)

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The blue-capped redstart (Phoenicurus coeruleocephala) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 14.9 g to 15.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Blue-capped redstart (Phoenicurus coeruleocephala)
Photo: Dibyendu Ash · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the blue-capped redstart

Weight
14.9 g – 15.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3 – 4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blue-capped redstart live?

Not recorded

What is the blue-capped redstart?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The blue-capped redstart (Phoenicurus coeruleocephala) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

Its range extends in an arch across the eastern Alpide belt : from the Altai Mountains to central Nepal.

Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Blue-capped redstart” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue-capped_redstart&oldid=1366005718), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the blue-capped redstart endangered?

The blue-capped redstart is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the blue-capped redstart classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMuscicapidae
  6. genusPhoenicurus
  7. SpeciesPhoenicurus coeruleocephala (Vigors, 1831)

Synonyms Phoenicura caerulea, Phoenicura caeruleocephala, Phoenicuropsis coeruleocephala, Phoenicurus caeruleocepahlus, Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus, Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus caeruleocephalus, Phoenicurus caerulocephalus

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Синьоглава червеноопашкаBulgarian
  • cotxa endoladaCatalan
  • Сӧдӧй вуян тылгекMari
  • rehek modrohlavýCzech
  • Tien Shan-rødstjertDanish
  • BlaukopfrotschwanzGerman
  • Blaukopf-RotschwanzGerman
  • blukapa ruĝvostuloEsperanto
  • Colirrojo capiazulSpanish
  • valgekõht-lepalindEstonian
  • kivikkoleppälintuFinnish
  • Rougequeue à tête bleueFrench
  • Earrdheargán gormchaipíneachIrish
  • planinska crvenrepkaCroatian
  • kékfejű rozsdafarkúHungarian
  • Codirosso capoazzurroItalian
  • Codirosso dal cappuccio bluItalian
  • ズアオジョウビタキJapanese
  • Бозбас қызылқұйрықKazakh
  • žilagalvė raudonuodegėLithuanian
  • melnastes erickiņšLatvian
  • BlauwkoproodstaartDutch
  • blåkronerødstjertNorwegian
  • pleszka szarawaPolish
  • rabirruivo-de-barrete-azulPortuguese
  • Седоголовая горихвосткаRussian
  • žltochvost modrohlavýSlovak
  • Plavokapa crvenrepkaSerbian
  • blåhättaSwedish
  • Alaca KızılkuyrukTurkish
  • горихвістка синьоголоваUkrainian
  • 蓝头红尾鸲Chinese
  • 藍頭紅尾鴝Chinese

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Relatives of the blue-capped redstart

Other species in the same genus Phoenicurus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blue-capped redstart?

An adult blue-capped redstart weighs 14.9 g – 15.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the blue-capped redstart endangered?

The blue-capped redstart is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the blue-capped redstart?

The blue-capped redstart (Phoenicurus coeruleocephala) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{blue_capped_redstart_2026,
  title = {Blue-capped redstart (Phoenicurus coeruleocephala)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-capped-redstart},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}