Blue-fronted Redstart
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Blue-fronted Redstart

Phoenicurus frontalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Langtang National Park
157 Verified records at Langtang National Park
January 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-fronted Redstart sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 157 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Langtang National Park

Plumbeous Water Redstart
LC Endemic

Plumbeous Water Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus fuliginosus

30–40% · 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% · Rare
Blue-capped Redstart
LC

Blue-capped Redstart

Bird

Phoenicurus coeruleocephala

<5% · Rare
White-throated Redstart
LC

White-throated Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus schisticeps

<5% · Rare
White-winged Redstart
LC

White-winged Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus erythrogastrus

Insufficient data
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

60–70% · Likely
Grey Bushchat
LC

Grey Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola ferreus

30–40% · Possible
White-capped Redstart

White-capped Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chaimarrornis leucocephalus

20–30% · Possible
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
LC

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula strophiata

20–30% · Possible
Himalayan Bluetail
LC

Himalayan Bluetail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tarsiger rufilatus

20–30% · Possible
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
60–70
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
50–60
Nov
60–70
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 Langtang National Park?

About 45% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-fronted Redstart sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 157 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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