Common Name: Hodgson’s Redstart
Scientific Name: Phoenicurus hodgsoni
Nepali Name: Tankampa Khanjari ( तनकम्प खञ्जरी )
Size: 15 cm
Location: Manahara, Nepal
Hodgson’s Redstart are found in elevation ranging from 760 to 2800m above sea level. They can be spotted in and around cultivation, grasslands, stony riverbeds.
The male Hodgson’s Redstart has grey upperparts but the tail is rufous in color. It has a white forehead, white wing patch, black throat, black upper breast, and the underparts are orange.
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