Black Redstart

Also known as Phoenicurus ochruros

species of bird

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The Black Redstart (*Phoenicurus ochruros*) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, belonging to the order Passeriformes and class Aves. Its scientific name was established by Gmelin in 1774. The species has an IUCN conservation status of Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2019, though it holds a regional conservation status of Vulnerable.

This bird has a wingspan of 25 and a litter size of 4.9. The egg incubation period lasts 14 days. The Black Redstart is found in Africa. It has received the award of Bird of the Year.

Synthesized by Vinony from 27 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, WoRMS, IUCN Red List, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

black redstart

Species

PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyMuscicapidae

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Phoenicurus
Award: Bird of the Year
Image: Black Redstart in Kaziranga National Park March 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 02.jpg

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taxon rank: species
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
taxon name: Phoenicurus ochruros
Commons category: Phoenicurus ochruros
Commons gallery: Phoenicurus ochruros
wingspan: 25
litter size: 4.9
egg incubation period: 14
taxon common name: rabirruivo-preto
short name: Phoenicurus. ochruros
taxon range: Africa
taxon author citation: (Gmelin, 1774)
regional conservation status: Vulnerable

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Encyclopedic overview

The black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is a widespread breeder in rocky habitats across Eurasia and North Africa, from the British Isles south to Morocco and east to central China. It is resident in the milder parts of its range, but northern and eastern birds migrate.

Taxonomy and systematics

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Black Redstart” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.