Thrushes (Turdidae)
Plumbeous Water-redstart (Rhyacornis fuliginosa) - HBW 10, p. 775
French: Nymphée fuligineuse
German: Wasserrotschwanz
Spanish: Colirrojo Fuliginoso
Other common names: Plumbeous Redstart, Water-robin
Taxonomy: Phoenicura fuliginosa Vigors, 1831, Simla-Almora, Himalayas.
Has been placed in genus Phoenicurus. Females and first-year males in China are browner above, and possibly warrant separation as race tenuirostris. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- fuliginosa ( Vigors, 1831) - E Afghanistan and Himalayas E to NE & E China, S to NW Thailand, Indochina and Hainan I.
- affinis ( Ogilvie-Grant, 1906) - Taiwan.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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male and female flirt their tails Locality Wuyuan County, Jiangxi, China (Southern)
Vicky Cheng 12 May 2011 1 year ago 1 min 4.7 -
Two young males fighting on a river Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India (ssp fuliginosa)
Guus van Duin 5 January 2006 6 years ago 1 min 12 sec 4.7 -
A male looking around on a rock Locality Ta-hsueh-shan, Taiwan (ssp affinis)
James Jyh Haw Ting 5 June 2007 5 years ago 20 sec 4.5 -
A male on the river and perched on a branch, turning around and preening and finally flying away. Locality Dasyueshan National Forest Recreation Area, Taichung County, Taiwan (ssp affinis)
Josep del Hoyo 17 April 2011 1 year ago 24 sec 4.4 -
2012.3.19-Plumbeous Water Redstart Locality Taiwan
kun chin chung 1 year ago 1 min 31 sec 4.3 -
A close view of a female on a rock in a river, wagging it's tail. Locality Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India (ssp fuliginosa)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 February 2008 4 years ago 20 sec 4.2
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Bird on rock in water catchment area
Locality Plover Cove Country Park, Hong Kong (ssp fuliginosa)
Bob Thompson 3 February 2010 3 years ago 4.7 -
Adult male
Locality Hong Kong (ssp fuliginosa)
Martin Hale 12 February 2010 1 year ago 4.6 -
A male on the top of a branch.
Locality Jiuzhaigou National Park, Sichuan, China (Northern) (ssp fuliginosa)
Nick Athanas 16 May 2006 4 years ago 4.4 -
Plumbeous Water Redstart (Male)
Locality Pangot, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India
Subramanya_CK 16 March 2010 37 weeks ago 4.3 -
Male resting on rocks by stream ...
Locality Hong Kong
wilsondring 18 January 2013 16 weeks ago 4.3 -
A female searching food in the rocky stream.
Locality Hong Kong (ssp fuliginosa)
William IP 10 December 2012 22 weeks ago 4.3
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A male giving its strong, ratcheting phrase three times and a single one-note call from a rock. Locality Dasyueshan National Forest Recreation Area, Taichung County, Taiwan
(ssp affinis)
Josep del Hoyo 17 April 2011 1 year ago 2.7
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