>> GENERAL >>>>>
– sparrow-sized passerine
– nocturnal migrant
– migrates singly
>> VISUAL ID >>>>>
Common Redstart Phoenicurus p. phoenicurus, M
BIF0291, 25/04/2009, North Sea, offshore, Germany, Mathias Putze
>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>
– is supposed to be non-vocal on migration – no reliable evidence about flight calls
>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>
Black Redstart
Eastern Black Redstart
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