Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusPhoenicurus (True Redstarts)
- SpeciesPhoenicurus phoenicurus (Common Redstart)
Closest Relatives at Mercantour National Park
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
Monticola saxatilis
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Blue Rock-Thrush
Monticola solitarius
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Redstart in Mercantour National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Common Redstart sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 41 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Redstart in Mercantour National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Common Redstart in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.