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Blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis) Chele La, Bhutan. May 10, 2015 Bhutan,Blue-fronted redstart,Geotagged,Phoenicurus frontalis,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Blue-fronted redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis)

Chele La, Bhutan. May 10, 2015

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Interesting, slight resemblance:
    Amber Mountain Rock Thrush (male), Amber Mountain, Madagascar Amber Mountain as a National Park was a bit of a letdown due to the weird paths, traffic and safety issues as explained here:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/36873/amber_mountain_np_madagascar.html<br /> <br /> That said, we had two days planned in the park, and tried to make the best of it. Day one already rewarded us with some locally endemic chameleon species. On day two, one of our main goals was to see the top bird in the park, the Amber Mountain Rock Thrush. <br /> <br /> Fortunately, it was around the very first corner we did on this hike. We're thinking it was dumb luck, as we did not see it anymore during the whole two days. And even better, we also saw the female nearby:<br /> <br /> <br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37560/amber_mountain_rock_thrush_female_amber_mountain_madagascar.html Africa,Amber Mountain,Amber Mountain rock thrush,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Monticola sharpei erythronotus,Spring,World
     Posted 9 years ago
    1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
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      It has always struck me how common combinations of blue and rufous are among males of the Muscicapidae. And in Bhutan, which harbors over 50 species of that family, it is really striking how many similarly patterned species there are. Posted 9 years ago
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        Ferdy Christant
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        I hadn't even made the family connection, silly me. That explains it. Posted 9 years ago

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The Blue-fronted redstart

The blue-fronted redstart is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, the Old World flycatchers. Its range includes the northern regions of the Indian Subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. It is found in Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. The female is brownish-grey, with paler underparts.

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Uploaded Jul 24, 2016. Captured May 10, 2015 07:20 in Bondey-Haa Hwy, Bhutan.
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  • PENTAX K-3
  • f/6.3
  • 1/500s
  • ISO1600
  • 300mm