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Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
(P. p. samamisicus, P. p. phoenicurus)
| Armenian Name: | Սովորական կարմրատուտ |
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See Plate 44 for Common Redstart and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 14 cm, Wing Span:20.5-24 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 242. |
| Description: | Red-orange outertail. |
| Adult: | P. p. samamisicus has white wing patch lacking in P. p. phoenicurus. |
| Adult (Breeding): | (Both subspecies): male has black face, blue-gray upperparts, white forehead and supercilium, and red-orange breast and flanks. Female is gray-brown above; orange tint on breast and belly. |
| Juvenile: | Brown; pale-spotted above, densely barred below. |
| Similar Species: | Black Redstart. |
| Behavior: | Often drops from perch to ground to snatch food. Quivers tail when perched. |
| Habitat: | Deciduous forest; widespread in migration. |
| Food: | Invertebrates, fruit. |
| Nest: | Cup of grass in tree cavity or nest box. |
| Eggs: | 19 mm, 5-7, greenish-blue. |
