Plumbeous water redstart

Plumbeous water redstart
Male in Doi Inthanon National Park, Thailand
Female in Plover Cove Country Park, Hong Kong
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Phoenicurus
Species:
P. fuliginosus
Binomial name
Phoenicurus fuliginosus
Vigors, 1831
Synonyms
  • Rhyacornis fuliginosus
  • Rhyacornis fuliginosa

The plumbeous water redstart (Phoenicurus fuliginosus) is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in South Asia, Southeast Asia and China. Males are slate blue in colour, while females are grey. The bird's common name refers to its colour which resembles lead. They tend to live near fast-moving streams and rivers.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Phoenicurus fuliginosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22710092A94233528. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22710092A94233528.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.