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Moussier's redstart

Phoenicurus moussieri (Olphe-Galliard, 1852)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The moussier's redstart (Phoenicurus moussieri) is a species in the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 14.8 g to 15 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Moussier's redstart (Phoenicurus moussieri)
Photo: El Golli Mohamed · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the moussier's redstart

Weight
14.9 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4.35 – 4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the moussier's redstart live?

Not recorded

What is the moussier's redstart?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Moussier's redstart (Phoenicurus moussieri) is a small passerine bird in the genus Phoenicurus (redstarts), formerly classed as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae), but is now classified as an Old World flycatcher (Muscicapidae). It is an endemic resident breeder in the Atlas Mountains of northwest Africa. Its habitat is open woodland in rocky areas from sea level up to 3000 m altitude in the mountains.

It is the smallest redstart, only 12 cm long and 14–15 g weight. The male has a black head with a broad white stripe running above each eye and down the side of the neck. The upperparts are black other than a white wing patch, and the rich chestnut tail, from which it and other redstarts get their names (start is an old word for tail). The underparts are a rich orange-red. The female has a pale brown head and upperparts, and the underparts are a paler orange than the male, although generally redder than the underparts of the similar but larger female common redstart.

It is named after Jean Moussier (1795–1850) who was an amateur naturalist and a surgeon in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars.

From the Wikipedia article “Moussier's redstart” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moussier%27s_redstart&oldid=1363292077), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the moussier's redstart endangered?

The moussier's redstart is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the moussier's redstart classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyMuscicapidae
  6. genusPhoenicurus
  7. SpeciesPhoenicurus moussieri (Olphe-Galliard, 1852)

Synonyms Chaimarrornis moussieri, Erythacus moussieri, Phoenicurus vittatus, Pratincola moussieri

Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • MOREEnglish
  • حميراء موسيريةArabic
  • Беловежда червеноопашкаBulgarian
  • Диадемова червеноопашкаBulgarian
  • Rulosteg-MoussierBreton
  • cotxa diademadaCatalan
  • rehek severoafrickýCzech
  • Tingoch MoussierWelsh
  • Tingochion MoussierWelsh
  • DiademrødstjertDanish
  • DiademrotschwanzGerman
  • Diadem-RotschwanzGerman
  • Φοινίκουρος του ΆτλανταGreek
  • diadema ruĝvostuloEsperanto
  • Colirrojo diademadoSpanish
  • diadeem-lepalindEstonian
  • sepelleppälintuFinnish
  • RubietteFrench
  • Rougequeue de MoussierFrench
  • Earrdheargán muinceachIrish
  • Thoyn-yiarg MoussieriScottish Gaelic
  • חכלילית צפון-אפריקניתHebrew
  • crnokapa crvenrepkaCroatian
  • gyémántrozsdafarkúHungarian
  • KjarrskottaIcelandic
  • Codirosso algerinoItalian
  • Codirosso di MoussierItalian
  • ハチマキジョウビタキJapanese
  • baltabruvė raudonuodegėLithuanian
  • diadēmas erickiņšLatvian
  • DiadeemroodstaartDutch
  • pleszka algierskaPolish
  • rabirruivo-mouriscoPortuguese
  • Белобровая горихвосткаRussian
  • GierdoleaibeloddiNorthern Sami
  • žltochvost bieločelýSlovak
  • maroški pogorelčekSlovenian
  • Musjeova crvenrepkaSerbian
  • diademrödstjärtSwedish
  • Taçlı KızılkuyrukTurkish
  • горихвістка алжирськаUkrainian
  • 北非紅尾鴝Chinese
  • 北非红尾鸲Chinese
  • 摩希爾氏紅尾鴝Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the moussier's redstart

Other species in the same genus Phoenicurus.

CompareMoussier's redstart vs Common redstartMoussier's redstart vs Black redstartMoussier's redstart vs Güldenstädt's redstartMoussier's redstart vs Daurian redstart

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the moussier's redstart?

An adult moussier's redstart weighs 14.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the moussier's redstart endangered?

The moussier's redstart is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the moussier's redstart?

The moussier's redstart (Phoenicurus moussieri) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{moussiers_redstart_2026,
  title = {Moussier's redstart (Phoenicurus moussieri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/moussiers-redstart},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}