Blue-fronted Redstart
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Blue-fronted Redstart

Phoenicurus frontalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Khangchendzonga National Park
58 Verified records at Khangchendzonga National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, the Old World flycatchers. It breeds in central China and the Himalayas (where it winters in the southern foothills, as well as in southern Yunnan, the Patkai and northern Indochina. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. The female is brownish-grey, with paler underparts. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-fronted Redstart sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 58 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khangchendzonga National Park

Plumbeous Water Redstart
LC Endemic

Plumbeous Water Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus fuliginosus

20–30% · Possible
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

5–10% · With luck
Hodgson's Redstart
LC

Hodgson's Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus hodgsoni

5–10% · With luck
White-throated Redstart
LC

White-throated Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus schisticeps

Insufficient data
White-winged Redstart
LC

White-winged Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus erythrogastrus

Insufficient data
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

40–50% · Likely
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

30–40% · Possible
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
LC

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula strophiata

20–30% · Possible
Large Niltava
LC

Large Niltava

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Niltava grandis

20–30% · Possible
White-capped Redstart

White-capped Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chaimarrornis leucocephalus

20–30% · Possible
Small Niltava
LC

Small Niltava

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Niltava macgrigoriae

20–30% · With luck
Little Pied Flycatcher
LC

Little Pied Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula westermanni

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
40–50
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
40–50
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
40–50%
2 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
20–30%
3 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
4 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
5 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
6 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
7 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-fronted Redstart in Khangchendzonga National Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-fronted Redstart sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 58 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blue-fronted Redstart in Khangchendzonga National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Blue-fronted Redstart in Khangchendzonga National Park in our monthly data.

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