Phoenicurus erythronotus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Eversmann's redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus), also known as the rufous-backed redstart, is a passerine bird belonging to the genus Phoenicurus. It was formerly classified in the thrush family Turdidae but is now placed in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It was described by the German biologist Eduard Friedrich Eversmann who is commemorated in the bird's English name.
It is one of the larger redstarts, 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long with a wingspan of 25.5 to 27 cm (10.0 to 10.6 in) and weigh 15 to 22 g (0.53 to 0.78 oz). The bill and legs are black. The male in breeding plumage has a black mask and grey crown and nape. The back and rump are rufous and the tail is also rufous apart from the darker central feathers. The wings are dark with white patches on the scapulars and primary-coverts. The underparts are mainly rufous with white on the belly and undertail-coverts.
Non-breeding and first-winter males are similar but much duller and browner. Females are mostly grey-brown. They have a rufous tail with a dark centre, a pale eye-ring, two buff wingbars and buff edges to the tertials. The song is loud and lively. The birds also have a soft, croaking... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-backed Redstart sighting in Bishkek on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 51st most-seen of the 66 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-backed Redstart in Bishkek on a given day, against under 5% in March–September and November–January, the lowest months.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Rufous-backed Redstart sightings, Bishkek ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Almaty (Kazakhstan, about 10%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Rufous-backed Redstart that you can see in Bishkek (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Common Nightingale (about 10%) and Spotted Flycatcher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-backed Redstart is recorded against all the birds logged in Bishkek (9 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
