Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

(P. o. ochruros)

Armenian Name:	Սևուկ կարմրատուտ

See Plate 44 for Black Redstart and other similar species

Resident Status:	Year-round resident
Abundance:	Common
Length:	14.5 cm, Wing Span:23-26 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 241.
Description:	Dark overall with red-orange outertail and rear body. Male: black breast, face, and throat; white wing patch. Female: plain gray-brown lacking contrast between back and breast.
Similar Species:	Female differs from other female redstarts by darker color lacking contrast between back and breast.
Behavior:	Quivers tail when perched.
Habitat:	Rocky slopes, urban areas.
Food:	Invertebrates, fruit.
Nest:	Cup of plants in crevice of wall or rock, on ground.
Eggs:	19 mm, 4-6, white, rarely pale blue.