Black Redstart
A species of Typical Redstarts Scientific name : Phoenicurus ochruros Genus : Typical Redstarts
Black Redstart, A species of Typical Redstarts
Botanical name: Phoenicurus ochruros
Genus: Typical Redstarts
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Description
The black Redstart is a small flycatcher that was once present only in natural habitats such as cliffs and rocky, mountainous areas, but now it also inhabits industrial sites, buildings, and rooftops. Although this bird is a remarkable singer, it is quite quiet. The species is very variable in appearance, and dines on insects.
Size
15 cm
Life Expectancy
8 years
Feeding Habits
Black Redstart primarily feeds on insects, spiders, and worms, supplemented with berries and seeds. It showcases unique foraging tactics, such as capturing prey in mid-air or scavenging on the ground, often at dawn or dusk. It possesses no distinctive dietary adaptations.
Habitat
The black Redstart is a versatile species that occupies a range of habitats, favoring sparsely vegetated, rocky environments such as stony slopes, crags, gulleys, and rocky mountain tops up to the snow-line. Adapted to urban life, it readily nests in crevices of large buildings, industrial complexes, and ruins which provide a mimicry of its natural cliff-like settings. It eschews lush gardens for bare or xerophytic areas, preferring perches on rocks or buildings over vegetation. Elevations vary by region, with preferences for higher altitudes in the European Alps and reaching up to 5200 m in the Himalayas, but the species also winters in lower areas like sea cliffs, open plains, and river valleys within its broad geographical spread.
Dite type
Insectivorous
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Sounds
Call
Recording location: Belgium
Call
Recording location: Belgium
Song
Recording location: Belgium
Song
Recording location: Belgium
Behavior
The black redstart is socially monogamous. A male pairs with a female to rear young, guards her against other males, and mates with other females. 
Distribution Area
It is a widespread breeder in south and central Europe and Asia and north-west Africa, from Great Britain and Ireland (where local) south to Morocco, east to central China. It is resident in the milder parts of its range, but north-eastern birds migrate to winter in southern and western Europe and Asia, and north Africa. On passage it is fairly common on the east and south coasts, and in winter on the coasts of Wales and western and southern England, with a few also at inland sites.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Old world flycatchers Genus
Typical Redstarts Species
Black Redstart 
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