Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusPhoenicurus (True Redstarts)
- SpeciesPhoenicurus phoenicurus (Common Redstart)
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). Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Redstart sighting in Biebrza National Park, based on 141 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Biebrza National Park
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Thrush Nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Ficedula parva
European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
Collared Flycatcher
Ficedula albicollis
Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Redstart in Biebrza National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Redstart sighting in Biebrza National Park, based on 141 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Common Redstart in Biebrza National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Common Redstart in Biebrza National Park in our monthly data.