Przevalski's Redstart
Phoenicurus alaschanicus (Prjevalsky, 1876)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Przevalski's redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus), also known as the Ala Shan redstart, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
It is endemic to China.
Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Przevalski's redstart; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:49:55.416462+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Phoenicurus alaschanicus (Prjevalsky, 1876)
- Name authority
- (Prjevalsky, 1876)
- Common name
- Przevalski's Redstart
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Phoenicurus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae Fleming, 1822
- genusPhoenicurus T. Forster, 1817
- speciesPhoenicurus alaschanicus (Prjevalsky, 1876)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Phoenicurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenicurus coeruleocephala (Vigors, 1831) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phoenicurus erythrogastrus (Guldenstadt, 1775) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phoenicurus erythronotus (Eversmann, 1841) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-throated RedstartPhoenicurus schisticeps (J. E. Gray & G. R. Gray, 1847) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Daurian RedstartPhoenicurus auroreus (Pallas, 1776) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hodgson's RedstartPhoenicurus hodgsoni (Moore, 1854) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Moussier's RedstartPhoenicurus moussieri (Olphe-Galliard, 1852) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros (S. G. Gmelin, 1774) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus (Linnaeus, 1758) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=562028 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4GKQL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.