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).
| Common redstart | |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Phoenicurus |
| Species: | P. phoenicurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phoenicurus phoenicurus | |
| Subspecies | |
nominate Common Redstart
‘Ehrenberg’s Redstart’ | |
| Distribution of common redstart Breeding Passage Non-breeding | |
| Synonyms | |
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Motacilla phoenicurus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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