Thrushes (Turdidae)

Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) - HBW 10, p. 772

French: Rougequeue aurore German: Spiegelrotschwanz Spanish: Colirrojo Dáurico

Taxonomy: Motacilla aurorea Pallas, 1776, Selenga River, south Russia.
Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • auroreus (Pallas, 1776) - SC Siberia and Mongolia E to Amurland, S to Korea and NE China (S to Hebei); non-breeding Japan, Taiwan and SE China.
  • leucopterus Blyth, 1843 - NE India and C & E China; non-breeding E Himalayas E to N Indochina.