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Redstarts are a group of small Old World
Old World

The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans, Asians, and Africans in the 15th century....
 birds. They were formerly classified in the thrush
Thrush (bird)

The Thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World....
 family (Turdidae), but are more often now treated as part of the Old World flycatcher
Old World flycatcher

The Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae is a large family of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World. These are mainly small arboreal insectivores, many of which, as the name implies, take their prey on the wing....
 family (Muscicapidae). There are two main groups: the true redstarts of the genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 Phoenicurus
Phoenicurus

Phoenicurus is a genus of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It contains the following species:* Ala Shan Redstart * Blue-capped Redstart * White-winged Redstart ...
 and the more aberrant and not too closely related White-capped, Plumbeous, Luzon, and White-bellied Redstart
White-bellied Redstart

The White-bellied Redstart is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Hodgsonius.It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam....
s.

These are insectivorous ground feeding bird
Bird

Birds are wing, Bipedalismal, endothermic , vertebrate animals that lay egg . There are around 10,000 living species, making them the most numerous tetrapod vertebrates....
s, many of which have the red tail ("start" is the modern English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 reflex of Middle English
Middle English

Middle English is the name given by historical linguistics to the diverse forms of the English language spoken between the Norman conquest of England of 1066 and about 1470, when the #Chancery Standard, a form of London-based English, began to become widespread, a process aided by the introduction of the printing press into England by William...
 stert, Old English
Old English language

Old English is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written in parts of what are now England and south-eastern Scotland between the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century....
 steort, tail of an animal), which gives the group its name.






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Redstarts are a group of small Old World
Old World

The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans, Asians, and Africans in the 15th century....
 birds. They were formerly classified in the thrush
Thrush (bird)

The Thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World....
 family (Turdidae), but are more often now treated as part of the Old World flycatcher
Old World flycatcher

The Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae is a large family of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World. These are mainly small arboreal insectivores, many of which, as the name implies, take their prey on the wing....
 family (Muscicapidae). There are two main groups: the true redstarts of the genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 Phoenicurus
Phoenicurus

Phoenicurus is a genus of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It contains the following species:* Ala Shan Redstart * Blue-capped Redstart * White-winged Redstart ...
 and the more aberrant and not too closely related White-capped, Plumbeous, Luzon, and White-bellied Redstart
White-bellied Redstart

The White-bellied Redstart is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Hodgsonius.It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam....
s.

These are insectivorous ground feeding bird
Bird

Birds are wing, Bipedalismal, endothermic , vertebrate animals that lay egg . There are around 10,000 living species, making them the most numerous tetrapod vertebrates....
s, many of which have the red tail ("start" is the modern English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 reflex of Middle English
Middle English

Middle English is the name given by historical linguistics to the diverse forms of the English language spoken between the Norman conquest of England of 1066 and about 1470, when the #Chancery Standard, a form of London-based English, began to become widespread, a process aided by the introduction of the printing press into England by William...
 stert, Old English
Old English language

Old English is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written in parts of what are now England and south-eastern Scotland between the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century....
 steort, tail of an animal), which gives the group its name. Most northern species are strong migrants
Bird migration

Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of birds. Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability, habitat or weather....
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New World redstarts of the genera Setophaga and Myioborus are not closely related; they are New World warbler
New World warbler

The New World warblers or wood-warblers are a group of small often colourful passerine birds restricted to the New World. They are not related to the Old World warblers or the Australian warblers....
s of the family Parulidae. Members of the latter genus are sometimes called "whitestarts".

FAMILY MUSCICAPIDAE
  • Genus Phoenicurus
    Phoenicurus

    Phoenicurus is a genus of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It contains the following species:* Ala Shan Redstart * Blue-capped Redstart * White-winged Redstart ...
    • Rufous-backed Redstart
      Rufous-backed Redstart

      The Rufous-backed Redstart or Eversmann's Redstart is a passerine bird belonging to the genus Phoenicurus, a genus of redstarts. It was formerly classified in the thrush family Turdidae but is now placed in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae....
      , Phoenicurus erythronota
    • Blue-capped Redstart
      Blue-capped Redstart

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      , Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus
    • Blue-fronted Redstart
      Blue-fronted Redstart

      Image:Blue fronted Redstart- Male I3 IMG 3519.jpg Image:Blue fronted Redstart- Male I2 IMG 3512.jpgThe Blue-fronted Redstart is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family....
      , Phoenicurus frontalis
    • Ala Shan Redstart
      Ala Shan Redstart

      The Ala Shan Redstart is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is Endemism to China....
      , Phoenicurus alaschanicus
    • Common Redstart
      Common Redstart

      The Common Redstart or just Redstart is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family , but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher ....
      , Phoenicurus phoenicurus
    • White-throated Redstart
      White-throated Redstart

      The White-throated Redstart is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal.Its natural habitat is temperate forests....
      , Phoenicurus schisticeps
    • Hodgson's Redstart
      Hodgson's Redstart

      The Hodgson's Redstart is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal.Its natural habitat is temperate forests....
      , Phoenicurus hodgsoni
    • Daurian Redstart
      Daurian Redstart

      The Daurian Redstart is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family , but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher ....
      , Phoenicurus auroreus
    • White-winged Redstart
      White-winged Redstart

      The White-winged Redstart is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, China, Georgia , India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan....
      , Phoenicurus erythrogaster
    • Moussier's Redstart
      Moussier's Redstart

      The Moussier's Redstart is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family , but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher ....
      , Phoenicurus moussieri
    • Black Redstart
      Black Redstart

      The Black Redstart is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family , but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher ....
      , Phoenicurus ochruros


  • Genus Chaimarrornis
    • White-capped Redstart, Chaimarrornis leucocephalus


  • Genus Rhyacornis
    Rhyacornis

    Rhyacornis is a genus of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It contains the following species:* Luzon Water-redstart * Plumbeous Water-redstart ...
    • Plumbeous Redstart, Rhyacornis fuliginosus
    • Luzon Redstart, Rhyacornis bicolor


  • Genus Hodgsonius
    • White-bellied Redstart
      White-bellied Redstart

      The White-bellied Redstart is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Hodgsonius.It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam....
      , Hodgsonius phaenicuroides