Birds of Ladakh

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Common name:

Black Redstart

Ladakhi name:

Sentic-nakpo, beda chipa

Scientific name:

Phoenicurus ochruros

Order:

Passeriformes

Family:

musiccapidae

fun facts:

The Black Redstart is a migrant to Ladakh. The sexes look the same.

Can be spotted on drier rocky slopes, open bushes, tree-set habitats up to 4000m.

Bird Club Contributor:

Dorje Chitta, Skurbuchan