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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Redstart sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Daurian Redstart
Phoenicurus auroreus
White-winged Redstart
Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
Rufous-backed Redstart
Phoenicurus erythronotus
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti
Pied Wheatear
Oenanthe pleschanka
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
Monticola saxatilis
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Taiga Flycatcher
Ficedula albicilla
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Muscicapa latirostris
Dark-sided Flycatcher
Muscicapa sibirica
📅 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 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Common Redstart sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Common Redstart in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Common Redstart in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park in our monthly data.