Listen to the Eversmann's redstart
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About the Eversmann's redstart
The Eversmann's redstart is a bird in the family Muscicapidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Eversmann's redstart sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. 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
Eversmann's redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus), also known as the rufous-backed redstart, is a passerine bird belonging to the genus Phoenicurus. It was formerly classified in the thrush family Turdidae but is now placed in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It was described by the German biologist Eduard Friedrich Eversmann who is commemorated in the bird's English name.
Related birds in the genus Phoenicurus
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European pied flycatcher
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Frequently asked questions
What does an Eversmann's redstart sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Eversmann's redstart on this page, including its call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Eversmann's redstart endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Eversmann's redstart as “least concern”.
What family does the Eversmann's redstart belong to?
The Eversmann's redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus) belongs to the family Muscicapidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Dineke, Tarn Taran, Punjab, India by Mike Prince – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q796489 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Eversmann's redstart – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Flickr user Alastair Rae . Photo uploaded to commons by user ltshears – CC BY-SA 2.0