Black redstart, colirrojo tizón

Description:

The Black Redstart is 13–14.5 cm in length, similar to the Common Redstart. 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 either blackish-grey (western subspecies) . The wings are blackish-grey with pale fringes on the secondaries forming a whitish panel (western subspecies). 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 (in the Common Redstart these are buff to orange-red). 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:

University Autónoma de Madrid campus.

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/400 sec. f/10 ISO Speed Rating: 800. Focal Length: 300.0 mm.