Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusPhoenicurus (True Redstarts)
- SpeciesPhoenicurus ochruros (Black Redstart)
The black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is a widespread breeder in rocky habitats across Eurasia and North Africa, from the British Isles south to Morocco and east to central China. It is resident in the milder parts of its range, but northern and eastern birds migrate. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Namdapha National Park
Plumbeous Water Redstart
Phoenicurus fuliginosus
Hodgson's Redstart
Phoenicurus hodgsoni
Daurian Redstart
Phoenicurus auroreus
Slaty-backed Forktail
Enicurus schistaceus
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
White-capped Redstart
Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
Small Niltava
Niltava macgrigoriae
White-crowned Forktail
Enicurus leschenaulti
White-Tailed Blue-Flycatcher
Cyornis concretus
Little Forktail
Enicurus scouleri
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
Ficedula hyperythra
Pygmy Blue-Flycatcher
Ficedula hodgsoni
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black Redstart at Namdapha National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there