Hodgson's redstart
Phoenicurus hodgsoni (Moore, 1854)
The hodgson's redstart (Phoenicurus hodgsoni) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 15.8 g to 17.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the hodgson's redstart
- Weight
- 15.8 g – 17.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the hodgson's redstart live?
Not recorded
What is the hodgson's redstart?
Hodgson's redstart (Phoenicurus hodgsoni) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal.
Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
It is a winter visitor in the Himalayas.
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Is the hodgson's redstart endangered?
The hodgson's redstart is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the hodgson's redstart classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae
- genusPhoenicurus
- SpeciesPhoenicurus hodgsoni (Moore, 1854)
Synonyms Ruticilla hodgsoni
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- Червеноопашка на ХоджсънBulgarian
- cotxa de HodgsonCatalan
- rehek himálajskýCzech
- tingoch HodgsonWelsh
- Kinesisk RødstjertDanish
- TibetrotschwanzGerman
- FeldrotschwanzGerman
- Hodgsona ruĝvostuloEsperanto
- hodĝsona ruĝvostuloEsperanto
- Colirrojo de HodgsonSpanish
- tiibeti lepalindEstonian
- ruoholeppälintuFinnish
- Rougequeue de HodgsonFrench
- riđotrba crvenrepkaCroatian
- mezei rozsdafarkúHungarian
- Codirosso di HodgsonItalian
- ハイバネジョウビタキJapanese
- Hodžsono raudonuodegėLithuanian
- Tibetas erickiņšLatvian
- VeldroodstaartDutch
- kinarødstjertNorwegian
- pleszka szarogrzbietaPolish
- rabirruivo-chinêsPortuguese
- rabirruivo-de-hodgsonPortuguese
- Полевая горихвосткаRussian
- žltochvost sivochrbtýSlovak
- Hodžsonova crvenrepkaSerbian
- hodgsonrödstjärtSwedish
- Hodgsons rödstjärtSwedish
- kinesisk rödstjärtSwedish
- Hodgson KızılkuyruğuTurkish
- горихвістка китайськаUkrainian
- 黑喉紅尾鴝Chinese
- 黑喉红尾鸲Chinese
Relatives of the hodgson's redstart
Other species in the same genus Phoenicurus.
Common redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Black redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Güldenstädt's redstart
Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
Daurian redstart
Phoenicurus auroreus
Eversmann's redstart
Phoenicurus erythronotus
Moussier's redstart
Phoenicurus moussieri
CompareHodgson's redstart vs Common redstartHodgson's redstart vs Black redstartHodgson's redstart vs Güldenstädt's redstartHodgson's redstart vs Daurian redstart
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the hodgson's redstart?
An adult hodgson's redstart weighs 15.8 g – 17.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the hodgson's redstart endangered?
The hodgson's 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 hodgson's redstart?
The hodgson's redstart (Phoenicurus hodgsoni) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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