Plumbeous Water Redstart
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Plumbeous Water Redstart

Phoenicurus fuliginosus

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

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. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Plumbeous Water Redstart sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 60 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khangchendzonga National Park

Blue-fronted Redstart
LC

Blue-fronted Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus frontalis

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

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
2 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
30–40%
3 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
4 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
30–40%
5 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
6 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
7 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
20–30%
8 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
9 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
10 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
11 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
12 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Plumbeous Water Redstart in Khangchendzonga National Park?

About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Plumbeous Water Redstart sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 60 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Plumbeous Water Redstart in Khangchendzonga National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Plumbeous Water Redstart in Khangchendzonga National Park in our monthly data.

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