Least ConcernBlack Wheatear
Oenanthe leucura
One of the 2 redstarts on WAnimals
Birds · Passeriformes · Muscicapidae
Phoenicurus moussieri
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
Moussier's redstart is a bird endemic to north-west Africa, the male showing a striking combination: a black head with a broad white eyebrow that wraps around the nape like a diadem, and an intensely orange breast and belly. It lives in the Atlas Mountains and turns up very occasionally in southern Spain as a vagrant.
Weight
12 g – 18 g
Size
12 cm – 14 cm
Life expectancy
7 years
Diet
Insectivore
Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
In pairs
Usually lives in pairs, sometimes for life.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Phoenicurus moussieri
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Moussier's Redstart — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about moussier's redstart.
