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White-capped Water-Redstart

Phoenicurus leucocephalus (Vigors, NA 1831)

The white-capped redstart or white-capped water redstart is a passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, and to certain regions of Central Asia. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Muscicapidae
Genus:
   Phoenicurus
Scientific:
  Phoenicurus leucocephalus


Original description

Citation:
  (Vigors, NA 1831)

Reference:
   Proc. Comm. Sci. Corres. Zool. Soc. London Part 1 no.3 p.35

Protonym:
  Phoenicura leucocephala

Type locality:
  Himalaya ; restricted to Simla-Almora district by Ticehurst and Whistler, 1924, Ibis, p. 471.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/16559#page/49/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  D2E758305B32608E

Avibase ID:
  avibase-D2E75830

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/D2E75830


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559170

Geographic range:

  • Phoenicurus leucocephalus: Himalayas of southern Asia; winters to southeastern Asia
English:
White-capped Water-Redstart
Catalan:
cotxa de coroneta blanca
Czech:
rehek bělohlavý
Danish:
Flodrødstjert
German:
Weißscheitel-Rotschwanz
Spanish:
Colirrojo Acuático
Spanish (Spain):
Colirrojo acuático
Finnish:
virtaleppälintu
French:
Rougequeue à calotte blanche
Croatian:
riječna crvenrepka
Hungarian:
Fehérsapkás rozsdafarkú
Italian:
Codirosso acquaiolo capobianco
Japanese (romaji):
shiroboushikawabitaki
Japanese:
シロボウシカワビタキ
Lithuanian:
Vandeninė raudonuodegė
Dutch:
Rivierroodstaart
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Straumraudstjert
Norwegian:
Strømrødstjert
Polish:
pleszka białogłowa
Portuguese:
Rabirruivo-aquático
Portuguese (Portugal):
rabirruivo-de-barrete-branco
Russian:
Водяная горихвостка
Slovak:
žltochvost čiapočkatý
Serbian:
Belokapa crvenrepka
Swedish:
strömrödstjärt
Ukrainian:
Горихвістка водяна
Chinese:
白顶溪鸲
Chinese (Traditional):
白頂溪鴝


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
White-capped Water-Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
White-capped Water-Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
White-capped Water-Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
White-capped Water-Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
White-capped Water-Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
White-capped Water-Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White-capped Water-Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White-capped Water-Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White-capped Water-Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White-capped Water-Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White-capped Water-Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
White-capped Water-redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
White-capped Water-redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
White-capped Water-redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
White-capped Water-redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
White-capped Water-redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
White-capped Water-redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
White-capped Water-redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
White-capped Water-redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
White-capped Water-redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
White-capped Water-redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
White-capped Water-redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
White-capped Water-redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
White-capped Water-redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
White-capped Water-redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
White-capped Water-redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
White-capped Water-redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
White-capped Water-redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
White-capped Water-redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
White-capped Water-redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
White-capped Water-redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
White-capped Water-redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
White-capped Water-redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Torrentaire à calotte blanche ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Torrentaire à calotte blanche ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Clements 1st edition:
River Chat ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Clements, version 2021:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Clements, version 2022:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Clements, version 2023:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Clements, version 2024:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Clements 3rd edition:
River Chat ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Clements 4th edition:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Clements 6th edition:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Clements, version 2015:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Clements, version 2016:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Clements, version 2017:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Clements, version 2018:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Clements, version 2019:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
eBird version 1.50:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
eBird version 1.52:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
eBird version 1.53:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
eBird version 1.54:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
eBird version 1.55:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
eBird version 2015:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
eBird version 2016:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
eBird version 2017:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
eBird version 2018:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
eBird version 2019:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
eBird version 2021:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
eBird version 2022:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
eBird version 2023:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
eBird version 2024:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
White-capped Water Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
White-capped Water Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
White-capped Water Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
White-capped Water Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
White-capped Water Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
White-capped Water Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
White-capped Water Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
White-capped Water Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
White-capped Water Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
White-capped Water Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
White-capped Water Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
White-capped Water-redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
White-capped Water-redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
White-capped Water-redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
White-capped Water-redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
White-capped Water-redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
White-capped Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
White-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus leucocephalus)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
River Chat ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Oriental Bird Club:
White-capped Water Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
White-capped Water-Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
White-capped Water-Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
White-capped Water-Redstart ( Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Chaimarrornis leucocephalus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: su odquyruğu
Bulgarian: Белоглава червеноопашка, Хималайска червеноопашка
Bengali: ধলাটুপি পানগির্দি
Catalan: cotxa de coroneta blanca
Czech: Rehek belocapkový, rehek běločapkový, rehek bělohlavý
Welsh: Tingoch corunwyn
Danish: Flodrødstjert, Hvidkappet Rødstjert
German: Weisskopf-Rotschwanz, Weißkopfschmätzer, Weißscheitel-Rotschwanz
Greek: Νερoπετρόκλης
English: River Chat, River Redstart, Water Redstart, White-capped Redstart, White-capped River Chat, White-capped Water Redstart, White-capped Water-Redstart
English, HBW: White-capped Water-redstart
English (IOC): White-capped Redstart
English (United States): White-capped Redstart
Esperanto: Rivera ruĝvostulo
Spanish: Colirrojo Acuático, Colirrojo de Capa Blanca
Spanish (Spain): Colirrojo acuático
Spanish (HBW): White-capped Redstart
Estonian: kärestiku-lepalind
Finnish: Virtaleppälintu
French: Rougequeue à calotte blanche, Rougequeue à cape blanche, Rougequeue à capuchon blanc, Torrentaire à calotte blanche
Frisian: Rivierreadsturtsje
Irish: Earrdheargan uisce
Galician: Rabirrubio de capelo branco
Croatian: riječna crvenrepka
Hungarian: Fehérsapkás rozsdafarkú
Italian: Codirosso acquaiolo capobianco, Codirosso corona bianca
Japanese (romaji): shiro-bōshi kawa-bitaki, shiroboushikawabitaki
Japanese: シロボウシカワビタキ
Japanese (Kanji): 白帽子川鶲
Kabardian: псыбзукӀэплъ
Mongolian, Halh: халзан шүрсүүлт
Kazakh: Ақбас қызылқұйрық
Korean: 흰머리바위딱새
Korean (Transliteration): huin-meori-bawi-ttak-sae
Kirghiz: суу кыш куйрук
Scientific: Chaimarrornis leucocephalus, Phoenicura leucocephala, Phoenicurus leucocephalu, Phoenicurus leucocephalus
Lithuanian: Baltagalvė, Vandeninė raudonuodegė
Latvian: baltgalvas erickiņš
Mongolian: орой цагаан гал сүүлт, Халзан гал сүүлт, халзан шүрсүүлт
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): орой цагаан гал сүүлт
Nepali: सेतोटाउके जलखञ्जर
Dutch: Rivierroodstaart, Rivier-roodstaart
Norwegian Nynorsk: Straumraudstjert
Norwegian: Strømrødstjert
Polish: pleszka bialoglowa, pleszka białogłowa
Pinyin: bái-dǐng shuǐ-wēng, bái-dǐng wēng, bái-dǐng xī hóng-wěi, bái-dǐng xī-qú, kàn-shuǐ tóngzi
Portuguese: Rabirruivo-aquático
Portuguese (Portugal): rabirruivo-de-barrete-branco
Romanian: Caimar cu cap alb
Russian: Белошапочная горихвостка, Водяная горихвостка, Горихвостка водяная
Slovak: Skaliarik čiapočkatý, žltochvost čiapočkatý
Slovenian: Rečni pogorelček
Serbian: Belokapa crvenrepka, Rečna crvenrepka
Swedish: Forsskvätta, strömrödstjärt
Tajik: дуҷҷи обӣ
Thai: นกเขนหัวขาวท้ายแดง
Thai (Transliteration): nók kʰĕen hŭa-kʰăaw tʰáay-daeeŋ
Turkish: Ak başlı kızılkuyruk
Tatar: ак башлы уткойрык
Udmurt: тӧдьы йыро гордбыж
Ukrainian: Горихвістка водяна
Uzbek: сув қизилқуйруғи
Vietnamese: Chim Đuôi đỏ đầu trắng, Đuôi đỏ đầu trắng
Chinese: 白頂溪鴝, 白顶水鹟, 白顶溪红尾, 白顶溪鸲, 白顶鹟, 看水童子
Chinese (Traditional): 白頂水鶲, 白頂溪紅尾, 白頂溪鴝, 白頂鶲, 看水童子
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 白頂溪鴝
Chinese (Taiwan): 白头溪鸲, 白顶溪鸲

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