Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusPhoenicurus (True Redstarts)
- SpeciesPhoenicurus ochruros (Black Redstart)
The black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is a widespread breeder in rocky habitats across Eurasia and North Africa, from the British Isles south to Morocco and east to central China. It is resident in the milder parts of its range, but northern and eastern birds migrate. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Redstart sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 119 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kaziranga National Park
Daurian Redstart
Phoenicurus auroreus
Hodgson's Redstart
Phoenicurus hodgsoni
Plumbeous Water Redstart
Phoenicurus fuliginosus
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Siberian Stonechat
Saxicola maurus
Taiga Flycatcher
Ficedula albicilla
White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus
Pale-chinned Blue-Flycatcher
Cyornis poliogenys
Small Niltava
Niltava macgrigoriae
Blue-and-white Flycatcher
Cyanoptila cyanomelana
Little Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula westermanni
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
📅 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 Black Redstart in Kaziranga National Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black Redstart sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 119 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black Redstart in Kaziranga National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Black Redstart in Kaziranga National Park in our monthly data.