Thrushes (Turdidae)

Güldenstädt's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogastrus) - HBW 10, p. 773

French: Rougequeue de Güldenstädt German: Riesenrotschwanz Spanish: Colirrojo de Güldenstädt
Other common names: (Large) White-winged Redstart

Taxonomy: Motacilla erythrogastra Güldenstädt, 1775, Caucasus.
Species name is latinized Greek adjective, and must therefore agree. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • erythrogastrus ( Güldenstädt, 1775) - Greater Caucasus Mts; non-breeding Transcaucasia and Iran.
  • grandis ( Gould, 1850) - N L Baikal area, and from Altai and W Mongolia S to E Afghanistan, NW & C China, and in Himalayas; non-breeding also N India and E & S China.

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