One of the 2 redstarts on WAnimals
Birds · Passeriformes · Muscicapidae
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
A small bird with an orange-red rump and tail, the feature that gives it its name. The male has a jet-black breast and face and a white patch on the wing; females and young are greyish brown. It perches upright and flicks its tail in a characteristic way.
Weight
12 g – 20 g
Size
13 cm – 15 cm
Life expectancy
5 years
