Name： Daurian Redstart
Scientific： Phoenicurus aruoreus
Class： PASSERIFORMAE
Turdidae
Status： Common
Description： Body length: about 15cm. Bill and feet are black. Male: from head to nape is silvery gray, cheeks to throat is black. Back to center of tail is black-brown; sides of tail are orange-brown; wing is black-brown, opened wings have a white spot in the center.
Habits： When it stops, will swing its tail back and forth continuously. It flies close to the ground to catch the flying insects.
Range： It often rests on protruding objects in open fields and grasslands at low and mid-altitudes.
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