Listen to the common redstart
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About the common redstart
The common redstart is a bird in the family Muscicapidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 22 cm.
What does the common redstart sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus), or often simply redstart, is a small passerine bird in the genus Phoenicurus. Like its relatives, it was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family, (Turdidae), but is now known to be an Old World flycatcher (family Muscicapidae).
Related birds in the genus Phoenicurus
More from the family Muscicapidae
European robin
Erithacus rubecula
Common nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
Northern wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Spotted flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Blue rock thrush
Monticola solitarius
Red-breasted flycatcher
Ficedula parva
Thrush nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
European pied flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
Frequently asked questions
What does a common redstart sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the common redstart on this page, including its song. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the common redstart endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the common redstart as “least concern”.
What family does the common redstart belong to?
The common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) (W1CDR0001505 BD3) – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Botanical Garden of MSU, Russian Federation by Nikita Panfilov – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Orvin, Courtelary, Berne, Switzerland by Pascal Christe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Ballochbuie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom by Anthony Wetherhill – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Gartenrotschwanz (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) by MVmath20 – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Rochegude, Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France by Marie-Lan Taÿ Pamart – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q26620 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Common redstart – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Aconcagua ( talk ) – CC BY-SA 3.0