Blue-Fronted Redstart



                                                 BLUE-FRONTED REDSTART (Left: Male Right:Female)


Bengali: à¦¨ীলকপালি গির্দি

Scientific Name: Phoenicurus frontalis

IUCN: Least Concern

Descriptions: Male is unmistakable, with his orange breast, belly, and tail and ultramarine-blue head and back. Female is brown with no wing-bars and an orange tail and lower belly; watch out for the unique upside-down black ‘T’ on her tail.

Food: Mainly eat insects, berries, fruits, and seeds.

Habitat: Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

Distribution: Its range includes the northern regions of the Indian Subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia.