Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Least Concern

The Common Redstart is an Old World flycatcher of European and western Asian breeding areas with African or South Asian wintering regions. It moves through undergrowth, forest edge, gardens, or mountain scrub, taking insects, berries, and small invertebrates while giving rich songs, ticking calls, or flicking-tail displays.

Family

Muscicapidae

Group

Old World Flycatchers

Range

Common Redstart Range — Resident or seasonal range in European and western Asian breeding areas with African or South Asian wintering regions

Population

≈ 2M–20M

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