Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

Portuguese: Rabirruivo-preto

Classification

Family: Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)

Order: Passeriformes

Size: 13-15 cm

Conservation: Least Concern

Rarity at Quinta: Common

Migratory Status: Resident/Partial migrant

Season: Year-round

Time of Day: Morning

Cliffs, old buildings, rocky outcrops

Habitat: Cliffs, Rocky areas, Towns, Buildings

Dark grey/black body, rust-red tail constantly quivered

Call: Short warbling song with crackling notes; "tuc" call

Insects, spiders; berries in autumn