Phoenicurus auroreus
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) is a small passerine bird from temperate Asia. The species was first described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1776. Its length is 14 to 15 cm and its weight is 11 to 20 g. Like all typical redstarts, they are strongly sexually dimorphic. Breeding males have a grey crown and nape with lighter forehead and crown-sides, a black face and chin, brownish mantle and wings and a large white wing patch; the chest, lower back and rump are orange, and the tail is black with orange sides. Juvenile males are similarly patterned but much duller and less clearly marked.
Females are warm brown above, paler below, have an orange rump and tail sides, and have a large white wing patch similar to the males. Bill, eye, legs and feet are black in both sexes. It was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae), but is now generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher (Muscicapidae).
It belongs to a close-knit Eurasian clade which also includes the black redstart (P. ochruros), Hodgson's redstart (P. hodgsoni... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 2 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 4 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 7 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 9 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leipzig Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Zoologischer Garten Leipzig | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Inokashira Park Zoo | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 4 | Wolfgang-Köhler-Primaten-Forschungszentrum | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Daurian Redstart sighting in Nanchang on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 14th most-seen of the 79 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December and January
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Daurian Redstart in Nanchang on a given day, against about 20% in May and June, the lowest months. Those are among Nanchang's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain a month against 320 mm in June. February and November have too few records to rate.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Daurian Redstart sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 52 cities where we can rate Daurian Redstart sightings, Nanchang ranks 6th at about 50%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Guiyang (China, about 50%), Fukuoka (Japan, about 50%) and Busan (South Korea, about 50%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Daurian Redstart that you can see in Nanchang (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Oriental Magpie-Robin (about 70%), Red-flanked Bluetail (about 20%) and Amur Stonechat (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Daurian Redstart is recorded against all the birds logged in Nanchang (39 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.
