Length: 15 cm |
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Weight: 11 to 20 gr |
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Distinctive Feature
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Similar Species
• Güldenstädt's Redstart is larger, with a larger white wing patch and silver-white crown and nape in the male, female much paler and lacking the white wing patch. • Male Hodgson's Redstart paler, with white eyebrow and smaller, narrower wing patch. • Male White-throated Redstart with white throat patch, wing patch a long thin streak with white tertial edges. • The southern subspecies of Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus samamisicus differs in white fringes on the secondaries, rather than a solid white patch. • Black Redstart without white wing patch in either sex; males also more extensively black on the breast, and females greyer. From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding. |
Female / Male / Juvenile
• Male: Crown and nape grey, edged with silver; throat, lores, and cheeks black; mantle and wings brownish-black, with a large, white wing patch; remaining plumage reddish-rufous, with darker central tail feathers. • Female: brown, with a large, white wing-patch, buffy eyering; tail reddish-rufous like male, but more dull; vent may also be rufous. Both sexes have black bill and feet. From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding. |