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Taxonomic note
Previously listed as Hodgsonius phaenicuroides (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) but genetic analyses of Sangster et al. (2010) show both phaenicuroides and svecica in a monophyletic position with Luscinia luscinia and Luscinia megarhynchos. Two subspecies recognized.

Taxonomic source(s)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International. 2022. Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 7. Available at: https://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v7_Dec22.zip.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	altitudinal migrant	Forest dependency	low
Land-mass type		Average mass	21 g

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	4,400,000 km2
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	4,940,000 km2
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	2.79 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as widespread and fairly common in the Himalayas and rare to uncommon in Myanmar, northern Laos and northern Vietnam (del Hoyo et al. 2005), while the population in China has been estimated at < c.100,000 breeding pairs and < c.1,000 individuals on migration (Brazil 2009). The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Bhutan	extant	native
China (mainland)	extant	native
India	extant	native
Laos	extant	native
Myanmar	extant	native
Nepal	extant	native
Pakistan	extant	native
Thailand	extant	native
Vietnam	extant	native

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Laos	Nam Ha
Nepal	Annapurna Conservation Area
Nepal	Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve
Nepal	Khaptad National Park
Nepal	Langtang National Park
Nepal	Makalu Barun National Park
Nepal	Sagarmatha National Park
Nepal	Shey-Phoksundo National Park
Vietnam	Van Ban

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	non-breeding
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	breeding
Forest	Temperate	suitable	resident
Grassland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	major	breeding
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	suitable	non-breeding
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits	(max) 4300 m

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: White-bellied Redstart Luscinia phaenicuroides. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-bellied-redstart-luscinia-phaenicuroides on 22/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/11/2024.