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Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros [SG Gmelin, 1774]


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	Order: Passeriformes	Family: Turdidae
	BTO Codes: BX , BLARE	EURING No: 11210
	Number in Britain: Fewer than 20 records
	Conservation Status:
	UK: AMBER
	European: Not a species of concern
	Global: Least Concern
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Status in UK: (A) Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies: gibraltariensis (RBW) recorded in Britain (of 6 subsp. in the world)
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Length: 14 cm	Wingspan: 24 cm	Weight: M/F: 16 g

Scientific name from:	Gr.: phoinix=crimson + oura=tail and Gr.: okhros=pale yellow + oura=tai
World Distribution:	BREEDS: Europe (except n) to c Asia, nw Africa, WINTERS: south to n Africa & s Asia

Habitat:	Near cliffs & buildings
Diet:	Small invertebrates and fruit
TitBit:	Originally a montane species, the species has spread widely through Europe after it learned the habit of nesting on buildings - in Britain it first nested on the original Wembley Empire Exhibition building, it is now widespread, nesting on Coventry Cathedr al and the Natural History Museum as well as gasworks and industrial depots

Population and Distribution

	Population Trend:	No population trend available
	Distribution:	Atlas Maps (Help with the New Atlas)

British Population Size:

Summer: 25 to 73 pairs in 1998-02 Baker, H. et al. (2006) British Birds 99:25-44

Passage: 4 individuals

First Record: 1743 Edwards, G. 1743-51. A natural history of birds

[Fossil evidence from Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]

First Breeding Record: Sussex 1923 Brown, A. 2007. British Birds 100:214-243

Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):

No habitat data from BBS

European Population Size:

Summer: 4 to 8.6 million pairs Bufield, I. & Van Bommel, F. (2004) Birds in Europe. Birdlife International, Cambridge.

Population Assesment from Birds in Europe

Distribution in Europe

Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: WCA(I,IV), Bern(III), Bonn(II)

Survey Results:	BirdTrack


Breeding and Survival

Egg Size: 19 x 14 mm	Egg Weight: 2.2 g (of which 5 % is shell)

Number of Nest Records: 4
Clutch Size: 4 - 6 eggs

Incubation: 12 - 16 days		by the: Female
Fledging: 12 - 19 days		as: Altricial, downy

First Clutches Laid: Unavailable
Number of Broods: 2(3)

Number Ringed: 109
Adult Survival: No data	Juvenile Survival: No data

Age at First Breeding: 1 year	Typical Lifespan: No data
Maximum Recorded Age: 4yr11m (The Netherlands: 10yr 2m)

Biometrics

Ring Size: A

Wing Length

Adult:

84.9 ± 2.9

Range

81 - 89 mm, N =302

Juvenile:

84.7 ± 2.5

81 - 89 mm, N =572

Male:

86.9 ± 3.0

83 - 90.75 mm, N =100

Female:

83.9 ± 2.4

80 - 88 mm, N =145

Weight

Adult:

16.17 ± 1.44

Range

14.20 - 18.50 g , N =295

Juvenile:

15.53 ± 1.38

13.40 - 17.80 g , N =565

Male:

16.84 ± 1.42

15.00 - 19.50 g , N =95

Female:

15.73 ± 1.34 .

13.90 - 18.10 g , N =144

Source:

British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data


Other Names



Gaelic: Earr-deargan-dubh	Welsh: Tingoch Du
Danish: Husrødstjert	Dutch: Zwarte roodstaart
Finnish: Mustaleppälintu	French: Roguequeue noir
German: Hausrotschwanz	Hungarian: Házi rozsdafarkú
Icelandic: Húsaskotta	Irish: Earrdheargán Dubh
Italian: Codirosso spazzacamino	Norwegian: Svartrødstjert
Polish: Kopciuszek zwyczajny	Portuguese: Rabirruivo-preto
Spanish: Colirrojo tizón	Swedish: Svart rödstjärt

For More Information...

Selected books on this species [number in square braces is the BTO library classmark, if it is held]

Books and Monographs:

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See Also:

Wikipedia entry

State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead

Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com

Selected scientific papers published 1980-2005

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