Daurian Redstart

Phoenicurus auroreus (Pallas, 1776)

14–15 cmLength16 gWeight

This bird has a single conspicuous white wing patch and orange on the rump and sides of the tail.

Busiest months: November–December · Most records: China, South Korea, Japan

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Both sexes have a white inverted triangular wing patch
Breeding-season male with a gray crown and black face and chin
Breeding-season male with an orange breast and rump and a black tail with orange sides
Female upperparts warm rufous; rump and tail-sides orange

Male, female and young

Sexes differ markedly: breeding-season male with a gray head and black face; female with warm rufous upperparts and paler underparts; juvenile male resembles the male but is duller.

Where and when it's recorded

Daurian Redstart has been recorded at 1,518 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 13 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Taipei – Tianliaoyang WetlandTaiwan (China)2,485 records
Yeliu IBATaiwan (China)2,091 records
Mai Po Nature ReserveHong Kong (China)1,725 records

More places

Nanhui DongtanChina1,418 records
Kinmen – Botanical GardenChina1,004 records
Taichung – Taichung Metropolitan ParkTaiwan (China)1,004 records
Jinshan – Jinshan Youth Activity CenterTaiwan (China)911 records
Matsu – Dongyin Vegetable FarmChina909 records
Taipei – Gongliao Dexin TempleTaiwan (China)853 records
Po ToiHong Kong (China)838 records

Countries and regions with the most records

China South Korea Japan Mongolia Thailand India Myanmar (Burma)Vietnam

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) is a small passerine bird from temperate Asia. The species was first described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1776.

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Questions

How big is the Daurian Redstart?

The Daurian Redstart is about 14–15 cm long and weighs around 16 g.

Where does the Daurian Redstart live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic: central, eastern. It is most often recorded in China, South Korea and Japan.

When is the best time to see the Daurian Redstart?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in November and December (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Daurian Redstart endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Daurian Redstart as Least Concern.

What does the Daurian Redstart eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Daurian Redstart in?

It belongs to the family Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length: 14–15 cm
Weight: 16 g
Habitat: Forest
Diet: Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle: Perches in trees
Migration: Migratory
Conservation: Least Concern

More measurements

Wing: 72 mm
Tail: 66 mm
Bill: 14 mm
Tarsus: 22 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Palearctic: central, eastern

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Subspecies · 2

Phoenicurus auroreus leucopterus e Himalayas to c, e China | non-breeding: to n Indochina
Phoenicurus auroreus auroreus sc Siberia and Mongolia to Korea and ne China | non-breeding: to se China