9-4-2016 GANDIA, VALENCIA - COMMON REDSTART (FEMALE) (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

The Common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus ), or often simply redstart, is a small elegantpasserine 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).

The orange-red tail of Common redstarts, from which they and other redstarts get their names ("start" is an old word for "tail"), is frequently quivered. The males in summer have slate-grey heads and upper parts, except the rumps and tails, which, like the flanks, underwing coverts, and axillaries are orange-chestnut. The foreheads are white; the sides of the face and throat are black. The wings and the two central tail feathers are brown, and the other tail feathers are bright orange-red. The orange on the flanks shades to almost white on the belly. The bill and legs are black. In autumn, pale feather fringes on the body feathering obscure the colors of the males, giving them a washed-out appearance. The females are browner, with paler underparts; they lack the black and slate, and their throats are whitish.

Population size

32.1-49.8 Mln

Life Span

2 years

Weight

11-23

goz

g oz 

Length

13-14.5

cminch

cm inch 

Wingspan

22

cminch

cm inch