Common redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
The common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus), also called the redstart, is a bird in the songbirds and other perching birds group, placed in the order Passeriformes and the family Muscicapidae. It is a small bird with an adult body mass of 14.59 g, up to 15 g, and a wingspan of 22 cm.
Quick facts about the common redstart
The common redstart is a migratory, perching invertivore of woodland, with a geographic range of 14,490,000 km². It lays 6.18 eggs per clutch with 2 clutches per year, incubates them for 13.5 days, and is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
- Weight
- 14.6 g – 15 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 22 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 10.2 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 13.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5.9 – 6.18src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 2src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the common redstart?
Photos of the common redstart
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Where does the common redstart live?
Not recorded
What is 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).
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What does the common redstart sound like?
Is the common redstart endangered?
The common redstart is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the common redstart classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae
- genusPhoenicurus
- SpeciesPhoenicurus phoenicurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Motacilla phoenicurus, Motacilla titys, Phoenicura albifrons, Phoenicura muraria, Phoenicura nigricollis, Phoenicura ruticilla, Phoenicurus muralis, Phoenicurus ruficilla, Phoenicurus ruticilla, Rubecula arborea, Sylvia phoenicurus, Sylvia phoenicurus, Sylvia tithys
Other names and names in other languages (90)
- RedstartEnglish
- Europese RooistertAfrikaans
- حميراءArabic
- حميراء مألوفةArabic
- temblarraosAsturian
- temblarrabosAsturian
- УтҡойроҡBashkir
- Гарыхвостка звычайнаяBelarusian
- Звычайная рудахвосткаBelarusian
- Градинска червеноопашкаBulgarian
- Rulosteg bailhBreton
- Coa-rojaCatalan
- cotxa cua-rojaCatalan
- ТылгекMari
- Ахаль вутхӱреChuvash
- rehek zahradníCzech
- tingochWelsh
- TingochionWelsh
- RødstjertDanish
- GartenrötelGerman
- GartenrotschwanzGerman
- Κοινός ΦοινίκουροςGreek
- (Κοινός) ΦοινίκουροςGreek
- ĜardenruĝvostuloEsperanto
- ordinara ruĝvostuloEsperanto
- Colirrojo realSpanish
- lepalindEstonian
- aed-lepalindEstonian
- lepalind e. aed-lepalindEstonian
- Buztangorri argiBasque
- دم سرخ معمولیPersian
- leppälintuFinnish
- velreyðiFaroese
- Rossignol de murailleFrench
- rougequeue à front blancFrench
- RuadstörtNorthern Frisian
- EarrdheargánIrish
- Ceann-dearganScottish Gaelic
- Rabirrubio de testa brancaGalician
- Thoyn-yiargManx
- חכלילית עציםHebrew
- šumska crvenrepkaCroatian
- Mrka crvenrepkaCroatian
- kerti rozsdafarkúHungarian
- Կարմրատուտ սովորականArmenian
- Սովորական կարմրատուտArmenian
- Ekor merah-lembayungIndonesian
- GarðaskottaIcelandic
- CodirossoItalian
- Codirosso comuneItalian
- シロビタイジョウビタキJapanese
- БзукӀэплъKabardian
- Кәдімгі қызылқұйрықKazakh
- 서양딱새Korean
- 흰이마딱새Korean
- BûknefsokKurdish
- TyngoughCornish
- GaarderoutschwanzLuxembourgish
- paprastoji raudonuodegėLithuanian
- erickiņšLatvian
- тулгайыкMari
- лисесто циганчеMacedonian
- gekraagde roodstaartDutch
- raudstjertNorwegian Nynorsk
- Pleszka zwyczajnaPolish
- PleszkaPolish
- pleszka (zwyczajna)Polish
- rabirruivo-de-testa-brancaPortuguese
- Codroş de pădureRomanian
- Codroș de pădureRomanian
- Садовая горихвосткаRussian
- Обыкновенная горихвосткаRussian
- Горихвостка-лысушкаRussian
- Садова рудохвосткаRusyn
- LeaibeloddiNorthern Sami
- varraloddiNorthern Sami
- žltochvost hôrnySlovak
- pogorelčekSlovenian
- bishtkuqi i mureveAlbanian
- Obična crvenrepkaSerbian
- Обична црвенрепкаSerbian
- rödstjärtSwedish
- kızılkuyrukTurkish
- Bahçe KızılkuyruğuTurkish
- Bayağı kızılkuyrukTurkish
- ГордбыжUdmurt
- горихвістка звичайнаUkrainian
- CoarossaVenetian
- 紅尾鴝Chinese
- 欧亚红尾鸲Chinese
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Relatives of the common redstart
Other species in the same genus Phoenicurus.
Black redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
White-winged redstart
Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
Daurian redstart
Phoenicurus auroreus
Eversmann's redstart
Phoenicurus erythronotus
Moussier's redstart
Phoenicurus moussieri
Blue-fronted redstart
Phoenicurus frontalis
CompareCommon redstart vs Black redstartCommon redstart vs White-winged redstartCommon redstart vs Daurian redstartCommon redstart vs Eversmann's redstart
Common questions
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What kind of animal is the common redstart?
The common redstart is a bird in the songbirds and other perching birds group, belonging to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
How heavy is the common redstart?
An adult common redstart weighs 14.59 g, with values up to 15 g, and has a wingspan of 22 cm.
What does the common redstart eat?
The common redstart is an invertivore, and its trophic level is carnivore.
What habitat does the common redstart live in?
The common redstart lives in woodland, and it is a migratory bird with a perching lifestyle.
Is the common redstart endangered?
No. The common redstart is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.
How long does the common redstart live?
The common redstart has a lifespan of 10.2 years, with values up to 10.25 years.
How many eggs does the common redstart lay?
The common redstart lays 6.18 eggs per clutch and has 2 clutches per year, with an incubation period of 13.5 days.
Who named the common redstart?
The common redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus, was named by (Linnaeus, 1758).
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