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Black Redstart determination

Similar species Muscicapidae






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Conservation status
Black Redstart status Least Concern
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Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)

[order] Passeriformes | [family] Muscicapidae | [latin] Phoenicurus ochruros | [UK] Black Redstart | [FR] Rougequeue noir | [DE] Hausrotschwanz | [ES] Colirrojo Tizón | [IT] Codirosso spazzacamino | [NL] Zwarte Roodstaart



Characteristics
Black Redstart adult has dark greyish or blackish plumage. Rump, vent and tail are orange-red, very conspicuous in flight, or when tail is fanned. We can see sometimes a whitish wing panel. Underparts are black or greyish black. Breast is darker than belly. Crown and nape are greyish black. Forehead and face are black. Pointed bill, eyes, legs and feet are black. Female is duller, with uniform smoky grey-brown plumage. Greyish breast is slightly streaked with darker. Juvenile is slightly mottled with browner plumage than female. First year is very similar to female. First spring male lacks pale wing panel. Many young males resemble female until second autumn.
wingspan min.:23cmwingspan max.:25cm
size min.: 14cmsize max.:16cm
incubation min.:13daysincubation max.:17days
fledging min.:12daysfledging max.:19days
broods:2 eggs min.:3 
      eggs max.:7 


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