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Redstart
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common name for an Old World thrush of the genus Phoenicurus, family Turdidae. A small, slender-legged songbird, it is found in woodlands, parks, and heaths. The European redstart, P.

 


Redstarts are a group of small Old World birds. They were formerly classified in the thrush family (Turdidae), but are more often now treated as part of the Old World flycatcher family (Muscicapidae).

Black Redstarts can be found all year round; some are summer visitors, like Redstarts, some are passage migrants in the spring and autumn, and others are resident.

Redstart
The morning of one June day found me threading my way along a narrow footpath that wound its way in and out through one of the most delightful pieces of woodland that ever echoed a bird song.

Redstart
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Redstarts prefer to nest on the edge of woodland clearings or on the ground.[1] ...

Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
There are several subspecies of Black Redstart with fairly marked plumage variations in the males mainly involving the presence or absence of a white wing panel and of varying amounts of rufous on the belly.

American Redstart Photos
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American Redstart 1 (Male) ...

American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla (Linnaeus)
Status Common in summer. Breeds. First migrants generally appear before mid-May (average 12 May, earliest 30 April). In summer it is widespread in deciduous growth, even in towns and villages.

American Redstart male; Michigan, May
Fig. 1. Distribution of the American Redstart.

American Redstarts
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American Redstart
The acrobatic redstart delights us with its colorful plumage and antics.
The "Christmas Bird" ...

AMERICAN REDSTART, Muscicapa ruticilla, Wils. Amer. Orn., vol. i. p. 103.
MUSCICAPA RUTICILLA, Bonap. Syn., p. 68.
AMERICAN REDSTART, Muscicapa ruticilla, Aud. Amer. Orn., vol. i. p. 202; vol. v. p. 428.

Spectacled Redstart Myioborus melanocephalus
Described by: Tschudi (1844)
Alternate common name(s): Rufous-crowned Redstart, Colombian Redstart
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors ...

The Painted Redstart (Myioborus pictus) occasionally occurs in the mountains of far west Texas, but it is most easily found in the U.S. in the mountains of southeast Arizona.

White-bellied Redstart
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The White-bellied Redstart (Hodgsonius phaenicuroides), is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Hodgsonius.

Redstart females usually build their nests on the ground, mostly (85%) on slopes such as canyons or creek banks and often concealed from above by grass clumps, projecting rocks or trees and shrubs.

Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus. Accidental.
Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens. Breeder. Common in spring, summer, and fall, and occasional in winter in all regions. Found in early successional growth areas. Lowest Conservation Concern.

Collared Redstart (Myioborus torquatus)
3/27/04 - Chiriqui, Panama
Common Bush-Tanager (Chlorospingus ophthalmicus)
3/30/04 - Centro de Investigaciones Tropicales, Fortuna Road, Chiriqui. This confiding bird was hopping along on the lawn.

American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea)
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) ...

American Redstart
Fall Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? no
American Robin
Fall Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? yes ...

American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus ...

The American Redstart is a hardwood forest bird, using bottomland forests and swamps in the Coastal Plain and hardwoods along streams in the mountains.

Phoenicurus ochruros - Black Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus - Redstart (photo)
Saxicola
Saxicola rubetra - Whinchat
Saxicola torquata - Stonechat (photo)
Oenanthe
Oenanthe isabellina - Isabelline Wheatear ...

loons (spring), Japanese Murrelet (spring), Japanese Wood Pigeon, Oriental Scops Owl, Black-capped Kingfisher (spring), pipits, wagtails, shrikes, Japanese, Rufous-tailed & Siberian Blue Robin, Red-flanked Bluetail, Daurian Redstart, ...

Other thrushes in our garden include the Mistle Thrush, the Nightingale, the Redstart and the Fieldfare. At the moment we have no good pictures available.
1.2 Sparrows (Passeridae) ...

Page 5: Rough-legged Hawk, Mountain Bluebird (March 2007), Northern Shrike (Feb 2007), Saw-Whet Owl (March 2007), Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher(Feb 2007), American Redstart, Clay-colored Sparrow, Sage Sparrow (April 2007).
Photos by Andrew Mascarenhas ...

American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla
Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapillus
Northern Waterthrush - Seiurus noveboracensis
Kentucky Warbler - Oporornis formosus
Connecticut Warbler - Oporornis agilis
Mourning Warbler - Oporornis philadelphia ...

See also: Warbler, American Redstart, Robin, Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler