Wildlifeof Nepal
Plumbeous Water Redstart
Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers
Photo: (c) Barry Stewart, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Phoenicurus fuliginosus
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates, including flies caught over rivers
Habitat
Rivers and streams at relatively high elevations; 2,000–4,100m in the Himalaya
Size
14cm
Weight
Males 22g, females 18.8g
The plumbeous water redstart is a passerine of the Old World flycatcher family, typically 14 cm long, males averaging 22 g and females 18.8 g. Males are slate blue and females grey, the common name referring to a colour resembling lead (Wikipedia, general species account).
To catch flies over rivers, it flies vertically until at least 20 feet above the water, then glides down in a spiral to the same place (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Plumbeous Water Redstart eat?
- Invertebrates, including flies caught over rivers
- What habitat does the Plumbeous Water Redstart live in?
- Rivers and streams at relatively high elevations; 2,000–4,100m in the Himalaya
- How big is the Plumbeous Water Redstart?
- 14cm
- How much does the Plumbeous Water Redstart weigh?
- Males 22g, females 18.8g