Common redstart: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common redstart lives – recorded in 59 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	59 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Muscicapidae

Where does the common redstart live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common redstart in 59 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the common redstart endangered?

The common redstart’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common redstart?

The common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Muscicapidae, genus Phoenicurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common redstart

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).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common redstart (revision 1371681379), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26620 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).