Eversmann's redstart
Phoenicurus erythronotus (Eversmann, 1841)
Status not recordedsongbirds
The eversmann's redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 18 g to 18.5 g.
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Quick facts about the eversmann's redstart
- Weight
- 18 g – 18.5 g
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivore
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodland
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perching
- Migration
- Migratory
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the eversmann's redstart live?
Not recorded
Is the eversmann's redstart endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the eversmann's redstart classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae
- genusPhoenicurus
- SpeciesPhoenicurus erythronotus (Eversmann, 1841)
Synonyms Phoenicuropsis erythronotus, Phoenicurus erythronota, Phoenicurus erythronota erythronota, Sylvia erythronota
Other names and names in other languages (49)
- Rufous-backed redstartEnglish
- حميراء صهباء الظهرArabic
- Червеногърба червеноопашкаBulgarian
- cotxa d'EversmannCatalan
- Якшар тупан тылгекMari
- rehek středoasijskýCzech
- tingoch EversmannWelsh
- Gråhovedet RødstjertDanish
- ZügelrotschwanzGerman
- rufdorsa ruĝvostuloEsperanto
- Colirrojo de EversmannSpanish
- punaselg-lepalindEstonian
- دم سرخ پشت بلوطیPersian
- siperianleppälintuFinnish
- Rougequeue d'EversmannFrench
- Earrdheargán droimruaIrish
- Thoyn-yiarg EversmannScottish Gaelic
- חכלילית אדומת-גבHebrew
- sivoglava crvenrepkaCroatian
- vöröshátú rozdafarkúHungarian
- RyðskottaIcelandic
- Codirosso di EversmannItalian
- セアカジョウビタキJapanese
- Қызылжон қызылқұйрықKazakh
- rausvanugarė raudonuodegėLithuanian
- rudmuguras erickiņšLatvian
- Улбар галсүүлтMongolian
- Eversmanns RoodstaartDutch
- altairødstjertNorwegian
- pleszka ałtajskaPolish
- rabirruivo-do-altaiPortuguese
- Красноспинная горихвосткаRussian
- AltaileaibeloddiNorthern Sami
- žltochvost červenochrbtýSlovak
- rdečehrbti pogorelčekSlovenian
- Crvenoleđa crvenrepkaSerbian
- altajrödstjärtSwedish
- Kızıl Sırtlı KızılkuyrukTurkish
- горихвістка рудоспиннаUkrainian
- 紅背紅尾鴝Chinese
- SprosserrotschwanzGerman
- Ruĝdorsa ruĝvostuloEsperanto
- Rougequeue d’EversmannFrench
- vöröshátú rozsdafarkúHungarian
- Codirosso spazzacamino di EversmannItalian
- Rabirruivo de EversmannPortuguese
- rabirruivo-de-dorso-ruivoPortuguese
- Rabirruivo-de-eversmannPortuguese
- 红背红尾鸲Chinese
Relatives of the eversmann's redstart
Other species in the same genus Phoenicurus.

Common redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Black redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
White-winged redstart
Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
Daurian redstart
Phoenicurus auroreus
Moussier's redstart
Phoenicurus moussieri
Blue-fronted redstart
Phoenicurus frontalis
CompareEversmann's redstart vs Common redstartEversmann's redstart vs Black redstartEversmann's redstart vs White-winged redstartEversmann's redstart vs Daurian redstart
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the eversmann's redstart?
An adult eversmann's redstart weighs 18 g – 18.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the eversmann's redstart?
The eversmann's redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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