Güldenstädt's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogastrus) sits out in the Ladakh cold winter, all forlorn

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Chirruping on a drab winter day, this Güldenstädt's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogastrus) sits out in the Ladakh cold winter, all forlorn. Güldenstädt's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogastrus) also sometimes called the white-winged redstart, is a species of bird in the genus Phoenicurus, family Muscicapidae. It is found in the high mountains of the southwestern and central Palearctic in the Caucasus, Karakoram, Pamir, Himalaya, Tian Shan, and Altai, in the countries of Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, China, Georgia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It is one of the largest redstarts, 18 cm long and 21–29 g weight. The adult male is black above except for a white crown, a white patch on the wing, and an orange-red