| Common redstart | |
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| Male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Phoenicurus |
| Species: | P. phoenicurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phoenicurus phoenicurus | |
| Subspecies | |
nominate Common Redstart
‘Ehrenberg’s Redstart’ | |
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| Distribution of common redstart Breeding Passage Non-breeding
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| Synonyms | |
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Motacilla phoenicurus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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).
- ^ BirdLife International (2019) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Phoenicurus phoenicurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22710055A155611852. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22710055A155611852.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.