Phoenicurus auroreus
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Daurian Redstart sighting in Ulaanbaatar on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 21st most-seen of the 63 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Daurian Redstart in Ulaanbaatar on a given day, against about 10% in November to April, the lowest months. That is one of Ulaanbaatar's wettest months, with about 70 mm of rain against almost none in January.
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.
23rd of 52
Of the 52 cities where we can rate Daurian Redstart sightings, Ulaanbaatar ranks 23rd at about 20%. 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 Ulaanbaatar (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Northern Wheatear (about 30%), Taiga Flycatcher (about 20%) and Isabelline Wheatear (about 10%), 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 Ulaanbaatar (32 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.
