Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros (S. G. Gmelin, 1774)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
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Open encyclopedia reference
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 contributors, Black redstart; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:52:25.795830+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Phoenicurus ochruros (S. G. Gmelin, 1774)
- Name authority
- (S. G. Gmelin, 1774)
- Common name
- Black Redstart
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Phoenicurus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMuscicapidae Fleming, 1822
- genusPhoenicurus T. Forster, 1817
- speciesPhoenicurus ochruros (S. G. Gmelin, 1774)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Phoenicurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenicurus coeruleocephala (Vigors, 1831) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phoenicurus erythrogastrus (Guldenstadt, 1775) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Phoenicurus erythronotus (Eversmann, 1841) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-throated RedstartPhoenicurus schisticeps (J. E. Gray & G. R. Gray, 1847) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Przevalski's RedstartPhoenicurus alaschanicus (Prjevalsky, 1876) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Daurian RedstartPhoenicurus auroreus (Pallas, 1776) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hodgson's RedstartPhoenicurus hodgsoni (Moore, 1854) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Moussier's RedstartPhoenicurus moussieri (Olphe-Galliard, 1852) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus (Linnaeus, 1758) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=562036 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4GKQX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.