Bird

Black redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

हिन्दी: काला थिरथिरा

IUCN: Least Concern

Male black redstart, black above and orange below, on a wall

Scientific name: Phoenicurus ochruros
Hindi name: काला थिरथिरा
Family: Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes
Group: Bird
Conservation status: Least Concern
Length: About 15 cm

A winter guest with a quivering orange tail.

Spot it Males are black above with an orange-red belly; females are grey-brown; both have an orange tail.
Home Gardens, field edges, walls and rocky ground in winter.
Food web Eats insects on or near the ground, plus some fruit and seeds.
Why it matters One of the first signs that winter has arrived.

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