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| Daurian redstart | |
|---|---|
| Name | Daurian redstart |
| Status | LC |
| Status system | IUCN3.1 |
| Genus | Phoenicurus |
| Species | auroreus |
| Authority | (Pallas, 1776) |
Daurian redstart is a small passerine in the genus Phoenicurus, historically described by Peter Simon Pallas in the 18th century and treated in avian checklists maintained by International Ornithologists' Union, BirdLife International, and national bodies such as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the American Ornithological Society. The species occurs across temperate East Asia and features in field guides produced by institutions like the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the Field Museum, and the Natural History Museum, London. Ornithologists track its migration between breeding grounds in regions administered by Russia, China, Mongolia, and North Korea and wintering areas reaching Japan, South Korea, and parts of Southeast Asia.
The species was named in the era of exploratory natural history alongside taxa cataloged by Carl Linnaeus and contemporaries such as Georges Cuvier and Alexander von Humboldt, and it sits within the family Muscicapidae as revised by molecular studies from laboratories at University of Oxford, Smithsonian Institution, and Natural History Museum, Paris. Phylogenetic analyses published by teams at University of Cambridge, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, and Imperial College London used mitochondrial and nuclear markers to resolve relationships among Phoenicurus species including comparisons to black redstart and common redstart, informing taxonomic treatments in checklists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature and regional lists maintained by Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (China). Subspecific variation has been discussed in monographs and regional faunas curated by Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Beijing Museum of Natural History, and authors associated with the Oxford University Press series on birds.
Adults show sexually dimorphic plumage identified in field keys used by authors from the British Trust for Ornithology, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and the Japanese Ornithologists' Association. Males are noted in plates and photographs published by the National Geographic Society, BBC Natural History Unit, and the Audubon Society for their orange ventral areas, black face, and distinctive white wing patches, while females present subtler coloration referenced in guides from the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Yale Peabody Museum, and the Korean Museum of Natural History. Measurements reported in atlases by the Handbook of the Birds of the World team and statistical summaries from the IUCN Red List include wing length, bill proportions, and mass used in morphometric comparisons with taxa treated in works by Linnaean Society of New South Wales, American Museum of Natural History, and regional bird atlases.
Breeding distribution maps published by BirdLife International, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Russian Academy of Sciences show core ranges in the Siberian taiga, Mongolian steppe, and temperate forests of northeast China with migratory passage through regions administered by Kazakhstan and wintering concentrations in the Japanese archipelago, Korean Peninsula, and parts of Taiwan. Habitat descriptions produced by conservation NGOs such as the World Wide Fund for Nature and research projects funded by the National Geographic Society document use of forest edges, riparian woodlands, agricultural mosaics, and urban parks cataloged in regional red lists compiled by the Ministry of the Environment (Japan), the South Korean Ministry of Environment, and provincial bureaus in Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia.
Field studies conducted by researchers affiliated with Seoul National University, Peking University, and Hokkaido University report territorial behavior, seasonal molt schedules, and social interactions resembling those described for related species in papers in journals such as The Auk, Ibis, and Journal of Avian Biology. Migratory timing has been analyzed using ringing data coordinated by networks including the European Bird Ringing Centre, the Asian Raptor Research and Conservation Network, and the Wild Bird Society of Japan. Interactions with predators and competitors are noted in ecological syntheses produced by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, the Nature Conservancy, and university ecology departments at University of Tokyo and Beijing Normal University.
Breeding ecology has been documented in monographs and peer-reviewed studies from institutions like the British Ornithologists' Union, Zoological Society of London, and regional universities, showing cavity and crevice nesting in tree cavities, walls, and nest boxes monitored by citizen science projects run by BirdLife International, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and the Japanese Bird Banding Association. Clutch sizes, incubation periods, and fledging rates are reported in longitudinal studies overseen by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and regional academic groups at Seoul National University and Beijing Forestry University, with predation and parasitism influences discussed in conference proceedings hosted by the International Ornithological Congress.
Diet analyses undertaken by researchers at the University of Helsinki, National Taiwan University, and the Korea Institute of Ornithology indicate an insectivorous and omnivorous diet composed of flies, beetles, spiders, and berries, with foraging behavior documented in habitat studies funded by the Australian Research Council, the European Commission, and regional conservation NGOs such as the Wild Bird Society of Japan. Seasonal shifts in diet and foraging microhabitat use are described in theses and articles published through institutions like the University of British Columbia, University of Sydney, and the French National Centre for Scientific Research.
Global assessments by IUCN and monitoring programs coordinated by BirdLife International, the Ramsar Convention Secretariat, and national agencies including the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (China) classify the species as of Least Concern, while regional trends reported by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment, Korean Ministry of Environment, and conservation NGOs highlight habitat loss from land-use change, urbanization monitored by the United Nations Environment Programme, and climate-related shifts analyzed by researchers at IPCC-affiliated groups. Conservation actions recommended by networks such as the Convention on Migratory Species, the East Asian–Australasian Flyway Partnership, and local bird conservation societies include habitat protection, nest-box programs promoted by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and continued monitoring through ringing schemes coordinated by the European Bird Ringing Centre and regional banding groups.
Category:Phoenicurus Category:Birds of East Asia