Rufous-backed Redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus)

Rufous-backed Redstart, a reference photo — Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

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.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Rufous-backed Redstart being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Phoenicurus schisticeps
Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
Phoenicurus auroreus
Phoenicurus hodgsoni

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Phoenicurus
Species: Phoenicurus erythronotus

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