Black Redstart, Colirrojo tizón

Description:

Young male, first year. The Black Redstart is 13–14.5 cm long. The adult male is overall dark grey to black on the upperparts and with a black breast; the lower rump and tail are orange-red, with the two central tail feathers dark red-brown. The belly and undertail are blackish-grey; the wings are blackish-grey with pale fringes on the secondaries forming a whitish panel. The female is grey (western subspecies) overall except for the orange-red lower rump and tail, greyer than the Common Redstart; at any age the grey axillaries and underwing coverts are also distinctive. One-year old males are similar to females but blacker; the whitish wing panel of the western subspecies does not develop until the second year.

Habitat:

The Black Redstart is a bird of rocky slopes with scree and crags, or deep gorges. It also readily occupies towns and villages with older buildings that offer holes in which to nest and rough or waste ground where it can feed. Spotted at an evergreen oak and pine tree forest but close to the University campus.

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/640 sec.; f/13; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: +1 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm. No flash