11 recent observations
Brief #
An overall grey bird with dark grey/black mask and distinctive orange-red lower rump and tail.
Description #
Adult male is overall dark grey to black on the upperparts and with a black breast; the lower rump and tail are orange-red, with the two central tail feathers dark red-brown. Belly and undertail are blackish-grey; the wings are blackish-grey with pale fringes on the secondaries forming a whitish panel. Female is grey overall except for the orange-red lower rump and tail, greyer than the common redstart; at any age the grey axillaries and underwing coverts are also distinctive. One-year-old males are similar to females but blacker
Measurements #
Length: 13 - 15 cm
Wingspan: 23 - 26 cm
Weight: 12 - 20 g
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