Guldenstadt`s Redstart is an Indian Bird that bears a scientific name "Phoenicurus erythrogastrus" found in the high mountain ranges of south-western and central Asia. It is also found in the different states of India like West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and many areas of Eastern Ghats Mountain Range in India and Western Ghats Mountain Range in India.
Category of Guldenstadt`s Redstart
Guldenstadt`s Redstart also sometimes called the white-winged redstart which is a species of bird in the genus Phoenicurus, family Muscicapidae.
Concentration of Guldenstadt`s Redstart
Guldenstadt`s Redstart is found in the high mountains of south western and central Asia in the Caucasus, Karakoram Range, Pamir, Himalaya, Tian Shan, and Altai, in the countries of Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, China, Georgia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Size of Guldenstadt`s Redstart
Guldenstadt`s Redstart is the largest Redstart which is 18 cm long and 21-29 g in weight. The adult male is black above except for a white crown, a white patch on the wing, and an orange-red tail; below, the throat and upper breast are black, and the rest of the under parts are rich orange-red. The female and immature males are brown above and orange-buff below, with an orange-red tail.
Breeding of Guldenstadt`s Redstart
Guldenstadt`s Redstart breeds at high altitudes from 3,600-5,200 m in alpine meadows and rock-fields, moving slightly lower to 1,500 to 4,800 m in winter where it occurs mainly in subalpine Hippophae scrub; some populations, notably the northernmost in the mountains around Lake Baikal, migrate further, reaching north eastern China.
Feeding of Guldenstadt`s Redstart
Guldenstadt`s Redstart feeds on fruit and a wide variety of invertebrates.
Size of Guldenstadt`s Redstart
In plumage and size, the male Guldenstadt`s Redstart closely resembles the white-capped redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus, sharing the black upperparts and white crown, but lacking the white wing patch. Although the White-Capped Redstart is currently placed in a separate genus Chaimarrornis, this genus is not genetically distinct and is likely to be merged into Phoenicurus in the future. The male Guldenstadt`s Redstart also show some plumage similarities to the much smaller Moussier`s Redstart P. Moussieri, including the white wing patch, while the females more resemble an outsized common redstart.
