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White-throated redstart

Phoenicurus schisticeps (J. E. Gray & G. R. Gray, 1847)

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The white-throated redstart (Phoenicurus schisticeps) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 18.1 g to 18.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

White-throated redstart (Phoenicurus schisticeps)
Photo: Prabhakarmanjunath · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-throated redstart

Weight
18.1 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
3src 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

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White-throated redstart (Phoenicurus schisticeps)
Dibyendu Ash · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the white-throated redstart live?

Not recorded

What is the white-throated redstart?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-throated redstart (Phoenicurus schisticeps) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

It is found in Nepal, Bhutan, central China and far northern areas of Myanmar and Northeast India.

Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

From the Wikipedia article “White-throated redstart” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-throated_redstart&oldid=1315238177), 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 white-throated redstart endangered?

The white-throated 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. What the categories mean.

How is the white-throated redstart classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMuscicapidae
  6. genusPhoenicurus
  7. SpeciesPhoenicurus schisticeps (J. E. Gray & G. R. Gray, 1847)

Synonyms Chaimarrornis schisticeps, Phoenicuropsis schisticeps, Phoenicurus schisticeps beicki, Ruticilla schisticeps

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • حميراء بيضاء الحنجرةArabic
  • Белогуша червеноопашкаBulgarian
  • cotxa golablancaCatalan
  • rehek bělohrdlýCzech
  • tingoch gyddfwynWelsh
  • Hvidstrubet RødstjertDanish
  • BaumrotschwanzGerman
  • Weißkehl-RotschwanzGerman
  • WeißkehlrotschwanzGerman
  • blankagorĝa ruĝvostuloEsperanto
  • Colirrojo GorgiblancoSpanish
  • Colirrojo gorjiblancoSpanish
  • täht-lepalindEstonian
  • tähtileppälintuFinnish
  • Rougequeue à gorge blancheFrench
  • bjelogrla crvenrepkaCroatian
  • csillagos rozsdafarkúHungarian
  • Codirosso golabiancaItalian
  • ノドジロジョウビタキJapanese
  • 흰목딱새Korean
  • baltagurklė raudonuodegėLithuanian
  • baltrīkles erickiņšLatvian
  • सेतोकण्ठे खञ्जरीNepali
  • WitkeelroodstaartDutch
  • hvitstruperødstjertNorwegian
  • pleszka białogardłaPolish
  • rabirruivo-de-garganta-brancaPortuguese
  • Белогорлая горихвосткаRussian
  • Белозвёздная горихвосткаRussian
  • žltochvost bielohrdlýSlovak
  • Belogrla crvenrepkaSerbian
  • vitstrupig rödstjärtSwedish
  • Ak Boğazlı KızılkuyrukTurkish
  • горихвістка білосмугаUkrainian
  • 白喉紅尾鴝Chinese
  • 白喉红尾鸲Chinese

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Relatives of the white-throated redstart

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the white-throated redstart?

An adult white-throated redstart weighs 18.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-throated redstart endangered?

The white-throated 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 white-throated redstart?

The white-throated redstart (Phoenicurus schisticeps) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{white_throated_redstart_2026,
  title = {White-throated redstart (Phoenicurus schisticeps)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-throated-redstart},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}