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Blue-fronted Redstart

Phoenicurus frontalis Vigors, NA 1831

The blue-fronted redstart is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, the Old World flycatchers. It breeds in central China and the Himalayas. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. The female is brownish-grey, with paler underparts. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  Vigors, NA 1831

Reference:
   Proc. Comm. Sci. Corres. Zool. Soc. London Part 1 no.14 p. 172

Protonym:
  Phoenicura frontalis

Type locality:
  Himalayas; restricted to Garhwal by Baker, 1924, Fauna Brit. India, Birds, ed. 2, 2, p. 69.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/16559#page/188/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F6732792A1D15CF9

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F6732792

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F6732792


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562033

Geographic range:

  • Phoenicurus frontalis: Himalayas of southern Asia; winters to southeastern Asia
English:
Blue-fronted Redstart
Catalan:
cotxa capblava
Czech:
rehek modročelý
Danish:
Blåpandet Rødstjert
German:
Blaustirn-Rotschwanz
Spanish:
Colirrojo Frentiazul
Spanish (Spain):
Colirrojo Frentiazul
Finnish:
louhikkoleppälintu
French:
Rougequeue à front bleu
Croatian:
plavoglava crvenrepka
Hungarian:
kékhomlokú rozsdafarkú
Italian:
Codirosso fronteblu
Japanese (romaji):
ruribitaijoubitaki
Japanese:
ルリビタイジョウビタキ
Lithuanian:
Mėlynkaktė raudonuodegė
Dutch:
Himalayaroodstaart
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Blåhovudraudstjert
Norwegian:
Blåhoderødstjert
Polish:
pleszka modra
Portuguese:
Rabirruivo-de-testa-azul
Portuguese (Portugal):
rabirruivo-de-testa-azul
Russian:
Синелобая горихвостка
Slovak:
žltochvost modrý
Serbian:
Plava crvenrepka
Swedish:
blåstrupig rödstjärt
Ukrainian:
Горихвістка синьолоба
Chinese:
蓝额红尾鸲
Chinese (Traditional):
藍額紅尾鴝


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Belarusian: Сінялобая рудахвостка
Bulgarian: Синьоюела червеноопашка
Bengali: নীলকপালি গির্দি
Catalan: cotxa capblava
Czech: Rehek modrocelý, rehek modročelý
Welsh: Tingoch bronlas
Danish: Blåpandet Rødstjert
German: Alpenrotschwanz, Blaustirn-Rotschwanz, Himalajarotschwanz, Himalayarotschwantz, Himalayarotschwanz
English: Blue-breasted Redstart, Blue-fronted Redstart, Chinese blue-fronted redstart
English, HBW: Blue-fronted Redstart
English (IOC): Blue-fronted Redstart
English (United States): Blue-fronted Redstart
Esperanto: Blufrunta ruĝvostulo
Spanish: Colirrojo de Patas Azules, Colirrojo Frentiazul
Spanish (Spain): Colirrojo Frentiazul
Spanish (HBW): Blue-fronted Redstart
Estonian: sini-lepalind
Finnish: Louhikkoleppälintu
French: Rougequeue à front bleu
Frisian: Himalajareadsturtsje
Irish: Earrdheargán uchtghorm
Galician: Rabirrubio de testa azul
Croatian: Plava crvenrepka, plavoglava crvenrepka
Hungarian: kékhomlokú rozsdafarkú
Italian: Codirosso fronteazzurra, Codirosso fronteblu
Japanese (romaji): ruri-bitai jō-bitaki, ruribitai-jo-bitaki, ruribitaijoubitaki
Japanese: ルリビタイジョウビタキ
Japanese (Kanji): 琉璃額尉鶲, 瑠璃額尉鶲
Kazakh: көкмаңдай қызылқұйрық
Kirghiz: көк маңдай кышкуйрук
Scientific: Adelura frontalis, Phoenicura frontalis, Phoenicuropsis frontalis, Phoenicurus frontalis, Phoenicurus frontalis perates, Phoenicurus frontalis sinae
Lithuanian: Mėlynkaktė raudonuodegė
Latvian: zilgalvas erickiņš
Mongolian: хөх магнайт гал сүүлт
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): хөх магнайт гал сүүлт
Nepali: नीलटाउके खञ्जरी
Dutch: Himalajaroodstaart, Himalaja-roodstaart, Himalayaroodstaart
Norwegian Nynorsk: Blåhovudraudstjert
Norwegian: Blåhoderødstjert
Polish: pleszka modra
Pinyin: lán-é hóng-wěi-qú, zhōngguó lán-é wēng
Portuguese: Rabirruivo-de-testa-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): rabirruivo-de-testa-azul
Rhaeto-Romance: Cuacotschna dal frunt blau
Romanian: Codroș cu fruntea albastră
Russian: Синелобая горихвостка
Slovak: žltochvost modrý
Serbian: Plava crvenrepka
Swedish: Blåstrupig rödstjärt
Thai: นกเขนสีฟ้าท้ายสีน้ำตาล
Thai (Transliteration): nók kʰĕen sĭi-fáa tʰáay-sĭi-nám-taan
Turkish: Mavi alınlı kızılkuyruk
Ukrainian: Горихвістка синьолоба
Uzbek: кўкпешона қизилқуйруқ
Vietnamese: Chim Đuôi đỏ núi đá mày xám, Chim Đuôi đỏ núi đá mày xanh, Đuôi đỏ núi đá mày xanh
Chinese: 中国蓝额鹟, 蓝额红尾鸲, 藍額紅尾鴝
Chinese (Traditional): 中國藍額鶲, 藍額紅尾鴝
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 藍額紅尾鴝
Chinese (Taiwan): 蓝额红尾鸲

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