Redstarts are a group of small
Old World members of the
Thrush family
Turdidae.
These are insectivorous ground feeding birds, many of which have the red tail ("start" in old English, which gives the group its name). Most northern species are strong migrants.
Species include:
- Ala Shan Redstart, Phoenicurus alaschanicus
- Rufous-backed Redstart, Phoenicurus erythronota
- Blue-capped Redstart, Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus
- Black Redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Hodgson's Redstart, Phoenicurus hodgsoni
- White-throated Redstart, Phoenicurus schisticeps
- Daurian Redstart, Phoenicurus auroreus
- Moussier's Redstart, Phoenicurus moussieri
- White-winged Redstart, Phoenicurus erythrogaster
- Blue-fronted Redstart, Phoenicurus frontalis
- White-capped Redstart, Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
- Plumbeous Redstart, Rhyacornis fuliginosus
- Luzon Redstart, Rhyacornis bicolor
- White-bellied Redstart, Hodgsonius phaenicuroides
See also chat[?], thrush, wheatear.