Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Common Redstart
The Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) 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 phoenicurus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Common Redstart
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Phoenicurus phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Phoenicurus phoenicurus samamisicus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Motacilla Phoenicurus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- 'in Europa' ; restricted to Sweden by Hartert, 1910, Vog. pal. Fauna, 1, p. 718.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.187
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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