Phoenicurus auroreus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Daurian Redstart sighting in Nikko National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 83rd most-seen of the 102 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Daurian Redstart in Nikko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–August and October–December, the lowest months.
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.
6th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Daurian Redstart sightings, Nikko National Park ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Taroko National Park (Taiwan, about 20%), Jiuzhaigou National Park (China, about 10%) and Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park (Mongolia, about 10%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Daurian Redstart that you can see in Nikko National Park (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Narcissus Flycatcher (about 30%), Amur Stonechat (about 30%) and Asian Brown Flycatcher (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 Nikko National Park (28 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
