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Blue-fronted redstart

Phoenicurus frontalis Vigors, 1832

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The blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 15.3 g to 16.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis)
Photo: Imran Shah from Islamabad, Pakistan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the blue-fronted redstart

Weight
15.3 g – 16.8 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
3.5src 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-fronted redstart live?

Not recorded

What is the blue-fronted redstart?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, the Old World flycatchers. It breeds in central China and the Himalayas (where it winters in the southern foothills, as well as in southern Yunnan, the Patkai and northern Indochina. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. The female is brownish-grey, with paler underparts.

From the Wikipedia article “Blue-fronted redstart” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue-fronted_redstart&oldid=1314260245), 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-fronted redstart endangered?

The blue-fronted 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-fronted redstart classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMuscicapidae
  6. genusPhoenicurus
  7. SpeciesPhoenicurus frontalis Vigors, 1832

Synonyms Phoenicura frontalis, Phoenicuropsis frontalis, Phoenicurus frontalis perates, Phoenicurus frontalis sinae

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • Синьоюела червеноопашкаBulgarian
  • নীল-লালগির্দিBangla
  • cotxa capblavaCatalan
  • rehek modročelýCzech
  • Tingoch BronlasWelsh
  • Blåpandet RødstjertDanish
  • HimalajarotschwanzGerman
  • Blaustirn-RotschwanzGerman
  • BlaustirnrotschwanzGerman
  • Himalaja-RotschwanzGerman
  • HimalayarotschwanzGerman
  • blufrunta ruĝvostuloEsperanto
  • Colirrojo frentiazulSpanish
  • Colirrojo de patas azulesSpanish
  • sini-lepalindEstonian
  • دمسرخ پیشانیآبیPersian
  • louhikkoleppälintuFinnish
  • Rougequeue à front bleuFrench
  • Earrdheargán uchtghormIrish
  • plavoglava crvenrepkaCroatian
  • kékhomlokú rozsdafarkúHungarian
  • Codirosso frontebluItalian
  • ルリビタイジョウビタキJapanese
  • mėlynkaktė raudonuodegėLithuanian
  • zilgalvas erickiņšLatvian
  • निलटाउके खञ्जरीNepali
  • HimalayaroodstaartDutch
  • Himalaja-roodstaartDutch
  • blåhoderødstjertNorwegian
  • pleszka modraPolish
  • rabirruivo-de-testa-azulPortuguese
  • Синелобая горихвосткаRussian
  • žltochvost modrýSlovak
  • blåstrupig rödstjärtSwedish
  • นกเขนสีฟ้าท้ายสีน้ำตาลThai
  • Mavi Alınlı KızılkuyrukTurkish
  • горихвістка синьолобаUkrainian
  • 蓝额红尾鸲Chinese
  • 藍額紅尾鴝Chinese

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Relatives of the blue-fronted 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-fronted redstart?

An adult blue-fronted redstart weighs 15.3 g – 16.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the blue-fronted redstart endangered?

The blue-fronted 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-fronted redstart?

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

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BibTeX
@misc{blue_fronted_redstart_2026,
  title = {Blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-fronted-redstart},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}