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Black Redstart; Colirrojo Tízon

Phoenicurus ochruros

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Field Notes

Description:

These birds are partial migrants, tending to live on higher ground and further north in summer but moving south and down towards the coasts in winter.
This one is a female.

Habitat:

camping ground

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (11)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Redstart is mainly red body, grey back and wings, black face and throat and white forehead. Black Redstart is same family but the body is mainly black with white patches on the wings and a red tail. Female is lighter grey but still has a red tail, which can be seen on the picture. I becomes very obvious when the bird flies as it fans its tail. There is another one without a red tail, it is called a Blackstart, but I have never seen it, it lives in another part of the world.
HemaShah
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Malcolm Wilton-Jones
It's OK, I wasn't sure if you were aware, and non-bird people on here might be confused and think they are the same. The situation is the same here, if one turned up it would be rare but they are very common further north.
HemaShah
and also ,why is this known as Redstart? Don't see any red on it? Maybe the male has red on it?
HemaShah
Love the picture of the red poll among the lesser gold finches!! Am surprised though that cackling goose and white fronted goose is considered rare sighting! Thanks for sharing. How did the red poll show up here?
HemaShah
I am aware that they are not the same. But since you are a" Bird person" i thought that you would be interested. Thanks for the link!
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Lots of pictures of the Redpoll here: http://ebird.org/ebird/alert/summary?sid=SN35818
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
A Redpoll is not the same as this bird and is nothing like it. An interesting fact nevertheless, I will check it out.
HemaShah
Recently in a rare bird spotting, a "red poll" was spotted in California!

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PublishedFebruary 12, 2012

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