Moussier's Redstart

The 13cm male Moussier's Redstart has a black head with a broad white stripe running above each eye and down the side of the neck. The upperparts are black other than a white wing patch, and the rich chestnut tail, from which it and other redstarts get their names . The underparts are a rich orange-red.

The Moussier's Redstart is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Moussier's Redstart (Phoenicurus moussieri) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae), but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher (Muscicapidae). The 13cm male Moussier's Redstart has a black head with a broad white stripe running above each eye and down the side of the neck. More

Moussier's Redstart, , Morocco March 2004 © Surfbirds Admin photo copyright birdseekers - see our trip report at surfbirds Moussier's Redstart - Moussier's Redstart, Morocco, Oued Massa March 2006 © Peter Basterfield Canon 20D 400 IS DO lens Moussier's Redstart - Moussier's Redstart, Tunisia, Kelbia 17-12-07 © Franck Dupraz Moussier's Redstart - Moussier's Redstart, Morocco, High Atlas May 08 © Richard Sutton More

The 13cm male Moussier's Redstart has a black head with a broad white stripe running above each eye and down the side of the neck. The upperparts are black other than a white wing patch, and the rich chestnut tail, from which it and other redstarts get their names (start is an old word for tail). The underparts are a rich orange-red. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Moussier's Redstart is classed as Mega: species which have not yet occurred in the British Isles or are exceedingly rare, or are otherwise highly desirable. hide section Most recent UK and Irish reports of Moussier's Redstart Announcement 16:15 09/04/10 Euro News: in Spain, a male Moussier's Redstart on Wednesday at Grazalema, Malaga-Cadiz. More

Common and Moussier's redstarts have it, however. So could it be an unusual dull-breasted Common or Moussier's redstart after all? Or a hybrid? Hybridisation is not at all rare in redstarts and may in fact have been responsible for the evolution of some taxa (Ertan 2006). Black and Common redstarts frequently produced viable hybrids that can back-cross with the parent species. More

View all pictures of Moussier's Redstart View all pictures of Moussier's Redstart show section Past records (1) This species has been reported in the following areas (Bird News Extra subscribers can click a county name for more details): Pembroke show section Products featuring Moussier's Redstart (6) BWPi DVD-ROM 2.0 (DRBWP: £135.95) iDentify European Birds (disk only - mp3 player required) (AGDE: £38. More