>> GENERAL >>>>>
– sparrow-sized passerine
– nocturnal migrant, to lesser extend diurnal
– usually migrates singly
>> VISUAL ID >>>>>
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros gibraltariensis, M 1CY
BIF0289, 13/10/2011, North Sea, offshore, Germany, Mathias Putze
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros gibraltariensis, M 1CY
BIF0290, 13/10/2011, North Sea, offshore, Germany, Mathias Putze
>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>
– is supposed to be non-vocal on migration – no reliable evidence about flight calls
>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>
Common Redstart
Eastern Black Redstart
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