Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros(Gmelin, SG, 1774)
English (US) Black Redstart
The Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Phoenicurus ochruros
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Redstart
- Described by
- (Gmelin, SG, 1774)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Phoenicurus ochruros gibraltariensis
- Phoenicurus ochruros ochruros
- Phoenicurus ochruros semirufus
- Phoenicurus ochruros phoenicuroides
- Phoenicurus ochruros murinus
- Phoenicurus ochruros rufiventris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Motacilla Ochruros
- Described by
- (Gmelin, SG, 1774)
- Type locality
- Mountains of northern Gilan, Iran [reference not verified].
- Original description
- Reise durch Russland zur Untersuchung der drey Natur-Reiche 3 p.101 pl.19 fig.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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