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Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Adelura
Scientific: Adelura coeruleocephala
Citation: (Vigors, 1831)
Reference: PZS Pt1 no.3 p.35
Protonym: Phoenicura caeruleocephala
Avibase ID: DDD9AFC23D9FC1C6
Short link: https://avibase.ca/DDD9AFC2
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916336
Geographic range:
Adelura coeruleocephala : Montane juniper and pine forests of s Asia
Source: Clements checklist
English: Blue-capped Redstart
Czech: rehek modrohlavý
German: Blaukopf-Rotschwanz
Danish: Tien Shan-rødstjert
Spanish: Colirrojo Capiazul
Finnish: kivikkoleppälintu
French: Rougequeue à tête bleue
Italian: Codirosso capoazzurro
Japanese: zuaojoubitaki
Japanese: ズアオジョウビタキ
Dutch: Blauwkoproodstaart
Norwegian: Blåkronerødstjert
Polish: kopciuszek modroglowy
Russian: Седоголовая горихвостка
Slovak: žltochvost modrohlavý
Swedish: blåhätta
Chinese: 蓝头红尾鸲
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-capped Redstart ( Adelura coeruleocephala )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicuropsis coeruleocephala )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue-capped Redstart ( Adelura coeruleocephala )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue-capped Redstart ( Adelura coeruleocephala )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue-capped Redstart ( Adelura coeruleocephala )
Birdlife checklist version 00: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Birdlife checklist version 01: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Birdlife checklist version 02: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Birdlife checklist version 03: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Birdlife checklist version 04: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Rougequeue à tête bleue ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Rougequeue à tête bleue ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus )
Clements 1st edition: Blue-headed Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus )
Clements 3rd edition: Blue-headed Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus )
Clements 4th edition: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus )
Clements 5th edition (as published): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus )
Clements 6th edition: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Clements, version 2015: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Clements, version 2016: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
Clements, version 2017: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
Clements, version 2018: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
eBird version 1.50: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
eBird version 1.52: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
eBird version 1.53: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
eBird version 1.54: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
eBird version 1.55: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
eBird version 2015: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
eBird version 2016: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
eBird version 2017: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
eBird version 2018: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Blue-headed Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus )
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Blue-headed Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicuropsis coeruleocephala )
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Blue-capped Redstart ( Adelura coeruleocephala )
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephala )
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blue-headed Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus )
Oriental Bird Club: Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus coeruleocephalus )
James Lee Peters: Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus
James Lee Peters (original): Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus )
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus )
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Blue-capped Redstart ( Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus )
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phoenicurus caeruleocephala
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phoenicurus coeruleocephala
Taxonomic status:
Species status:
full species
Other synonyms
Catalan: cotxa endoladaCzech: Rehek modrohlavýDanish: Tien Shan-rødstjertGerman: Blaukopfrötel, Blaukopf-Rotschwantz, Blaukopf-RotschwanzEnglish: Blue capped Redstart, Blue-capped Redstart, Blue-headed Redstart, Blue-headed RobinEnglish (IOC): Blue-capped RedstartSpanish: Colirrojo Capiazul, Colirrojo de Cabeza AzulSpanish (Spain): Colirrojo CapiazulSpanish (HBW): Blue-capped RedstartEstonian: valgekõht-lepalindFinnish: KivikkoleppälintuFrench: Rougequeue à tête bleueHungarian: kékfejű rozsdafarkúItalian: Codirosso capoazzurro, Codirosso testabluJapanese: zuaojoubitakiJapanese: ズアオジョウビタキ, ヅアオヂョウビタキKazakh: Седоголовая горихвосткаLatin: Adelura coeruleocephala, Phoenicura caeruleocephala, Phoenicuropsis coeruleocephala, Phoenicurus caeruleocepahlus, Phoenicurus caeruleocephala, Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus, Phoenicurus caerulocephalus, Phoenicurus coeruleocephala, Phoenicurus coeruleocephalusLithuanian: Žilagalvė raudonuodegėLatvian: melnastes erickiņšDutch: BlauwkoproodstaartNorwegian Nynorsk: BlåkroneraudstjertNorwegian: BlåkronerødstjertPolish: kopciuszek modroglowy, kopciuszek modrogłowy, pleszka szarawaRussian: Голубошапочная горихвостка, Горихвостка седоголовая, Седоголовая горихвосткаSlovak: žltochvost modrohlavýSerbian: Plavokapa crvenrepkaSwedish: BlåhättaUkrainian: Горихвістка синьоголоваChinese: 蓝头红尾鸲Chinese (Traditional): 藍頭紅尾鴝