Scientific name: Phoenicurus phoenicurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bird group: Thrushes and allies
Field characters. 14 cm. Resembles Black Redstart in structure and size. Male slate grey on upperparts, with white forehead, black face, chin and throat, somewhat browner wings, orange breast, buff belly, white undertail, and orange rump and tail. Central tail feathers darker. Female grey-brown on upperparts, white with orange wash on underparts; tail orange like male. Distinct pale eye-ring. Juvenile resembles juvenile European Robin but with reddish tail. Trills with tail, as Black Redstart.
Voice. Call 'huwiet', like a leafwarbler, and 'hwiet tac'. Song variable, sometimes resembling Pied Flycatcher, with loud warbling and scratching tones.
Distribution. Common summer visitor.
Habitat. Inhabits open deciduous or coniferous woodland, parks, and gardens.
Food. Invertebrates and fruits. Invertebrates caught on ground or from perch. Also catches flying insects in flycatcher-way.