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Common name:

Plumbeous Water Redstart

Ladakhi name:

unknown

Scientific name:

Phoenicurus fuliginosus

Order:

Passeriformes

Family:

Muscicapidae

fun facts:

A rare passage migrant to Ladakh, the Plumbeous Water Redstart was first spotted in the Indus Belt in 2018. It can be spotted along shallow river and stream banks.

The sexes look different.

Bird Club Contributor:

Tsewang Namgyal Raja, Korzok