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Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

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About the Common Redstart

The common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus), or often simply redstart, is a small passerine bird in the genus Phoenicurus. Like its relatives, it was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family, (Turdidae), but is now known to be an Old World flycatcher (family Muscicapidae).

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Family
Old World Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes

Similar species

Other members of the old world flycatchers family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

  • Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
  • Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
  • Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius
  • Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
  • Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
  • European Robin Erithacus rubecula
  • Gray-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta
  • Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki
  • Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina
  • Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
  • Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
  • Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus

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