Phoenicurus erythrogastrus (Guldenstadt, 1775)
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.
Guldenstadt's Redstart (male) from Ladakh, India
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Open encyclopedia reference
Güldenstädt's redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogastrus), also known as the white-winged redstart, is a species of bird in the genus Phoenicurus, family Muscicapidae. It is found in the high mountains of the southwestern and central Palearctic in the Caucasus, Karakoram, Pamir, Himalaya, Tian Shan, and Altai, in the countries of Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, China, Georgia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It is one of the largest redstarts, 18 cm (7.1 in) long and 21–29 g (0.74–1.02 oz) weight. The adult male is black above except for a white crown, a white patch on the wing, and an orange-red tail; below, the throat and upper breast are black, and the rest of the underparts a rich orange-red. The female and immature male are brown above and orange-buff below, with an orange-red tail.
Wikipedia contributors, Güldenstädt's redstart; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:06:25.084925+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Phoenicurus erythrogastrus (Guldenstadt, 1775)
- Name authority
- (Guldenstadt, 1775)
- 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 erythrogastrus (Guldenstadt, 1775)
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 erythronotus (Eversmann, 1841) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-throated RedstartPhoenicurus schisticeps (J. E. Gray & G. R. Gray, 1847) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Przevalski's RedstartPhoenicurus alaschanicus (Prjevalsky, 1876) | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Phoenicurus erythrogaster (Guldenstadt, 1775) (Guldenstadt, 1775) | synonym |
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=916337 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.
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:4GKQR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.