Black redstart
| Black redstart | |
|---|---|
| Male subspecies Phoenicurus ochruros gibraltariensis at nest, Germany | |
| Female, Vasai, Maharashtra, India
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Phoenicurus |
| Species: | P. ochruros |
| Binomial name | |
| Phoenicurus ochruros (Gmelin, S.G., 1774) | |
| Subspecies | |
|
5–7, see text | |
Breeding Resident Passage Non-breeding Compiled by: BirdLife International and Handbook of the Birds of the World (2019) 2018. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ruticilla titys (Scop.) | |
The black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) 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 (Muscicapidae). Obsolete common names include Tithys redstart, blackstart (not to be confused with the species currently known as blackstart) and black redtail.